Normal Saline
Also known as: Sodium chloride 0,9 percent m/v
No structure available
Normal Saline could not be matched to a single known compound.
Background
Listing
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 to 3, conditions apply
- Exceptions reach
- Schedule 0
- Source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Registered medicines
The ingredient index links no registered medicine to Normal Saline (register of 13 September 2026).
Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.
Regulatory status
Where S1 to S3 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 3: needs a doctor's prescription, dispensed by a pharmacist. The listings below say which applies to which form, strength or pack size.
Schedule S1 to S3, 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 Normal saline
S3: Normal Saline (Sodium chloride 0,9 percent m/v)
- when intended for injection, except when intended for injection in a dosage form not exceeding 20 millilitres in volume. (S0, S1)
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 4065 to 4066
S1: Normal Saline (Sodium chloride 0,9 percent m/v)
- when intended for injection, in a dosage form not exceeding 20 millilitres in volume. (S0, S3)
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 923 to 924
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.