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Health Sciences Authority

Fees and turnaround time

Here is the list of fees and turn-around-time to help you with your poisons transactions.

Last updated 18 March 2026

Fees

List of fees

Form A Poisons Licence (FAPL)

Fees

Application fee

$290

Licence fee

$111

Amendment of licence fee

$39

Note:

  • Application fee and licence fee for FAPL are both payable for each year of issue.

  • Currently, the chargeable fee for pharmacist applicants is waived.

  • Fees are payable via GIRO (apply eGIRO) or eNETS

Turnaround time and licence validity

  • Turn-around-time is 10 working days from the date of audit close out, and excludes the time taken for you to respond to our requests for clarification or additional information ("applicant's stop-clock").

  • Licences are valid for 1 year (12 months) from the date when the principal FAPL is approved. The validity of the secondary licence holder’s FAPL is subject to the validity of the principal FAPL.