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Sia Chong Hock
Health Science Authority
Director, Quality Assurance
Sia Chong Hock holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Singapore, as well as a Master’s degree in Healthcare Management (with distinction) from the University of Wales (Swansea).
Currently, he is the Director of Quality Assurance and Senior Consultant of Audit & Licensing at the Health Products Regulation Group of the Singapore Health Sciences Authority. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the National University of Singapore, and a Member of the Singapore Pharmacy Council.
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Outside of Singapore, he is the Chairman of the ASEAN Joint Sectoral Committee on GMP Inspection and Member of the PIC/S Committee of Officials. Periodically, he contributes review articles to ISPE’s Pharmaceutical Engineering and other international scientific journals in the field of comparative pharmaceutical regulations, traditional and herbal medicines, process analytical technology, control of APIs and pharmaceutical excipients, supply chain integrity, and ASEAN harmonization.
Currently, he is the Director of Quality Assurance and Senior Consultant of Audit & Licensing at the Health Products Regulation Group of the Singapore Health Sciences Authority. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the National University of Singapore, and a Member of the Singapore Pharmacy Council.
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Outside of Singapore, he is the Chairman of the ASEAN Joint Sectoral Committee on GMP Inspection and Member of the PIC/S Committee of Officials. Periodically, he contributes review articles to ISPE’s Pharmaceutical Engineering and other international scientific journals in the field of comparative pharmaceutical regulations, traditional and herbal medicines, process analytical technology, control of APIs and pharmaceutical excipients, supply chain integrity, and ASEAN harmonization.
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The internet has led to an increase in e-commerce of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicinal products; one in four adults has purchased medicines online.1
- 1Orizio, G., A. Merla, P. J. Schulz, and U. Gelatti. “Quality of Online Pharmacies and Websites Selling Prescription Drugs: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Medical Internet Research 13, no. 3 (September 2011): e74....
