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National Drug Formulary

Terms of Use

Last updated 24 April 2026

Terms of use

  1. Thank you for visiting www.ndf.gov.sg (henceforth known as "Web Site").

  2. This Web Site is maintained by the Ministry of Health. By accessing and using this Web Site, you shall be deemed to have agreed to be legally bound by these Terms of Use. Other terms of use (which will be indicated to you) may apply upon your download of data from the Web Site, or if you are redirected to other websites. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please discontinue your access and do not use this Web Site.

  3. The Web Site is designed for information and educational purposes only. This Web Site is not an attempt to provide specific medical advice. The information provided should not be used to make any diagnosis or treatment of a health problem or disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect that you may have a health problem, you should consult a qualified healthcare provider.

Variation

  1. The Ministry of Health may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this page without prior or further notice, and without liability. The Ministry of Health may modify and discontinue any information or features that form part of the Web Site at any time, with or without prior or further notice to you, and without liability. You should visit this page from time to time and review the current Terms of Use because they are binding on you. Your use of this Web Site after any amendments of these Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance of the amended Terms of Use.

Relying On Information

  1. The Ministry of Health provides this Web Site only as a source of general information, and not as a source of professional advice. The Web Site may not cover all information available on a particular issue. Before relying on this Web Site, you should do your own checks or obtain professional advice relevant to your particular circumstances.

  2. The listing of drugs and items on the Web Site are not intended to reflect the actual market availability in Singapore. The drug availability at each healthcare institution varies, depending on the clinical conditions commonly managed by the institution and the drugs usually prescribed by the doctors. You are reminded to contact the respective public healthcare institution for more information.

  3. Information on this Web Site is not intended to be exhaustive on a particular issue, and the information may not always be accurate, complete or up-to-date. For the most updated information, please refer to the respective source links provided on the Web Site.

  4. Information on this Web Site is not meant as a substitute for individual patient assessment based on the healthcare professional’s examination of each patient and consideration of laboratory data and/or other factors unique to the patient. This Web Site should be used as a tool to help reach or understand diagnostic and treatment decisions, bearing in mind that individual and unique circumstances may lead you or your's healthcare professional to reach decisions not presented on this Web Site.

  5. By providing the information, the Ministry of Health is not endorsing or advocating the use of any product described on the Web Site, nor is it responsible for misuse of a product due to, or other consequence of, any typographical error or other inaccuracy. Additional information on any product may be obtained from the manufacturer.

Security

  1. Where appropriate, the Ministry of Health uses available technology to protect the security of communications made through this Web Site. However, the Ministry of Health does not accept liability for the security, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of any transactions and other communications made through the Web Site. Internet communications may be susceptible to interference or interception by third parties. Despite best efforts, the Ministry of Health makes no warranties that the Web Site is free of infection by computer viruses or other unauthorised software. You should take appropriate steps to keep your information, software and equipment secure. This includes clearing your Internet browser cookies and cache before and after using any services on the Web Site.

Proprietary Rights

  1. The materials located on this Web Site including the information and software programs (the “Contents”), are protected by copyright, trademark and other forms of proprietary rights. All rights, title and interest in the Contents are owned by, licensed to or controlled by the Ministry of Health. 

Privacy Policy

  1. Click here to review this Web Site’s Privacy Policy Statement.

Restrictions on use of Contents

  1. Except as otherwise provided, the Contents of this Web Site shall not be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way, without the prior written permission of the Ministry of Health.

  2. Modification of any of the Contents or use of the Contents for any other purpose will be a violation of the Ministry of Health's copyright and other intellectual property rights. Graphics and images on this Web Site are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without prior written permission of the Ministry of Health. Where the Ministry of Health grants you written permission to use, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or otherwise distribute the Contents of this Web Site, please credit the Ministry of Health in citation.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

  1. The Contents of this Web Site are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Ministry of Health does not warrant and hereby disclaims any warranty:

    1. as to the accuracy, correctness, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement, title, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Contents of this Web Site;

    2. that the Contents available through this Web Site or any functions associated therewith will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected or that this Web Site and the server is and will be free of all viruses and/or other harmful elements.

  2. The Ministry of Health will not be liable for any loss or damage (i) that you may incur on account of using, visiting or relying on any statements, opinions, representations or information in the Web Site, (ii) resulting from any delay in operation or transmission, communications failure, Internet access difficulties or malfunctions in equipment or software, or (iii) arising from or related to the conduct or the views of any person who accesses or uses the Web Site.

Access to the Web Site

  1. The accessibility and operation of the Web Site relies on technologies outside our control. The Ministry of Health does not guarantee continuous accessibility or uninterrupted operation of the Web Site.

  2. The Ministry of Health reserves all rights to deny or restrict access to this Web Site to any particular person, or to block access from a particular Internet address to this Web Site, at any time, without ascribing any reasons whatsoever.

Links from this Web Site to other websites

  1. This Web Site contains hyperlinks to websites which are not maintained by the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health does not endorse and is not responsible for the availability, accuracy or the contents of those websites and shall not be liable for any damages or loss arising from access to those websites. Use of the hyperlinks and access to such websites are entirely at your own risk.

  2. Hyperlinks to other websites are provided for your convenience. Under no circumstances shall the Ministry of Health be considered to be associated or affiliated with any trade or service marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on websites to which this Web Site is hyperlinked.

  3. The Ministry of Health reserves the right to remove or disable any hyperlink to any website on this Web Site, at anytime and without ascribing any reason or giving any prior or further notice, and without liability. The Ministry of Health shall not be liable for any damages, losses, or liability of any kind suffered directly or indirectly by you as a result of the removal or disabling of any hyperlink, whether such damages, losses or liability are actual, anticipated, consequential, special, economic or otherwise.

Links to this Web Site from other websites

  1. Except as set forth below, caching and links to, and the framing of this Web Site or any of the Contents are prohibited.

  2. You must secure written permission from the Ministry of Health prior to hyperlinking to, or framing, this Web Site or any of the Contents, or engaging in similar activities. The Ministry of Health reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to grant (on such consitions as the Ministry of Health deems fit) or refuse permission for any hyperlinking to, or framing of this Web Site or any of the Contents.

  3. The Ministry of Health may, at any time and without ascribing any reason or providing any prior notice, revoke any permission, or modify any permission or the conditions of the permission, granted under clause 23 of these Terms of Use.  

  4. Your linking to, or framing of any part of this Web Site or its Contents constitute acceptance of these Terms of Use (including any amendments to these Terms of Use after the hyperlinking or framing). If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must discontinue linking to, or framing of this Web Site or any of the Contents.

  5. In no circumstances shall the Ministry of Health be considered to be associated or affiliated in whatever manner with any trade or service marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on websites that link to this Web Site or any of the Contents.

  6. The Ministry of Health reserves all rights to disable any links to, or frames of any site containing inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topics, names, material or information, or material or information that violates any written law, any applicable intellectual property, proprietary, privacy or publicity rights.

  7. The Ministry of Health reserves the right to disable any unauthorised links or frames and disclaims any responsibility for the content available on any other site reached by links to or from this Web Site or any of the Contents.

  8. The Ministry of Health reserves the right to change the URL of this Web Site or any part of it, at any time and without any notice.

  9. The Ministry of Health shall not be liable for any damages, losses, or liability of any kind suffered directly or indirectly by you as a result of the disabling of any link or frame under clause 27 or 28 of this Terms of Use or the changing of any URL under clause 29 of this Terms of Use, whether such damages, losses or liability are actual, anticipated, consequential, special, economic or otherwise.

Governing Law

  1. These Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with laws of the Republic of Singapore. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore Courts for all purposes relating to these Terms of Use.