PRIME MedMatch

Give unused medicine a second life

If you have unopened medicine you no longer need, a pharmacist can check it and pass it to another patient who has been prescribed the same thing. It costs nothing, and nothing goes directly from you to them — every item passes through our pharmacy.

Takes about three minutes. You will need a photo of the medicine.

How it works

  1. You fill in a short form

    Your contact details, a photo of the medicine, how much is left, and the expiry date printed on the box. We also ask what you were prescribed and how much you actually took — that is how we spot where medicine is being over-supplied in the first place.

  2. A pharmacist checks it

    They confirm the drug, strength, expiry and packaging from your photo. If it passes, it goes on the site with an ID like MM-26-7K4P2Q. Keep the medicine at home for now.

  3. We text you only if it is matched

    When a patient with a valid prescription is matched to your donation, you will get an SMS naming the exact item and where to deposit it, with a deadline.

  4. A pharmacist checks the physical pack

    We open the locker, verify expiry, quantity and the actual product against your listing, and only then release it to the other patient.

Listings are removed after 3 months. If nobody is matched to your donation within 3 months of the date it is listed, it is taken off the site automatically and you do not need to do anything. A listing is also removed earlier if the medicine itself would be within 3 months of its expiry date by then, because there would not be enough shelf life left for anyone to finish the course.

What we can and cannot accept

We can consider

  • Tablets and capsules in original, unopened packaging
  • At least 6 months before the expiry date
  • Stored at room temperature as directed

We cannot accept

  • Controlled drugs
  • Biologics, injectables, cytotoxics
  • Anything that needs a fridge
  • Anything with under 6 months to its expiry date
  • Opened, damaged or unlabelled packaging

Your privacy

The form is hosted on FormSG, the Singapore Government's form service, and your responses are encrypted end to end. The photo you upload never leaves FormSG. Our system stores only the text you enter — it never downloads, copies or keeps the image. The pharmacist reviewing your donation views the photo inside FormSG itself.

Please make sure the photo shows the medicine box and label only. If a dispensing label with your name or NRIC is visible, cover it before taking the picture — a pharmacist will otherwise have to reject the donation.