Fluorides
Group of substances
No structure available
Fluorides is a group of substances, so there is no single molecule to show.
Background
Listing
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 to 4, conditions apply
- Exceptions reach
- Schedule 0
- Source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Registered medicines
The ingredient index links no registered medicine to Fluorides (register of 13 September 2026).
Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.
Regulatory status
Where S1 to S4 sits on the scale
Depends on which listing applies
At the least restrictive, Schedule 1: sold by a pharmacist, no doctor's prescription needed. At the most restrictive, Schedule 4: prescription-only medicine. The listings below say which applies to which form, strength or pack size.
Schedule S1 to S4, as the Consolidated Schedules list it.
Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.
Consolidated Schedules listings for Fluorides
S4: Fluorides
- except in oral medicinal preparations or mixtures intended for ingestion containing not more than 0,25 milligrams of fluorine per dosage unit; (S1)
- except in toothpaste containing not more than 0,15 percent fluoride; (S0) and
- except in mouth rinses containing not more than 0,15 percent fluoride. (S0)
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 6375 to 6382
S1: Fluorides
- in oral medicinal preparations or mixtures intended for ingestion containing not more than 0,25 milligrams of fluorine per dosage unit;
- except in toothpaste containing not more than than 0,15 percent fluoride; (S0) and
- except in mouth rinses containing not more than than 0,15 percent fluoride; (S0)
- except in oral medicinal preparations or mixtures intended for ingestion containing more than 0,25 milligrams of fluorine per dosage unit. (S4)
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 454 to 464
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.