✨ Medicines Classification
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Isoetharine; and its salts; except when contained in medicines for inhalation or for parenteral use
Ketoprofen; and its salts; in tablets or capsules containing 25 mg or less of ketoprofen and in pack sizes of not more than 30 tablets or capsules
Levocabastine
Mercury oxides
Mercury, ammoniated
Mercury; and its salts; and its compounds
Metoclopramide; when compounded with paracetamol and in a pack size of not more than ten tablets or capsules
Miconazole; in medicines for buccal use; and for vaginal use when in pack sizes equivalent to one course of treatment
Minoxidil; in medicines for external use
Mupirocin; and its salts
Naproxen; and its salts; in tablets or capsules containing 250 mg or less of naproxen and in pack sizes of not more than 30 tablets or capsules
Nicotinamide; in medicines containing more than 100 mg per dose form
Nicotinic acid; in medicines containing more than 100 mg per dose form
Nicotinyl alcohol; in medicines containing more than 100 mg per dose form
Nitrite, butyl
Nitrite, isobutyl
Nitrite, octyl
Nystatin; in medicines for buccal use; and for vaginal use when in pack sizes equivalent to one course of treatment
Orciprenaline; and its salts; in medicines for oral use
Papaverine; and its salts
Podophyllum extracts; tinctures of podophyllum; podophyllum; in medicines containing 20% or less of podophyllum
Pralidoxime; and its salts
*Prochlorperazine; for buccal use in medicines which are sold in the manufacturer’s original pack containing not more than 10 tablets for the treatment of nausea associated with migraine
Quinine; and its salts; in medicines containing 200 mg or less per dose form and in packs containing not more than 5 days’ supply for the treatment of cramp
Reproterol; and its salts; except in medicines for inhalation or for parenteral use
Rimiterol hydrobromide; except in medicines for inhalation or for parenteral use
Salbutamol; and its salts; except in medicines for inhalation or for parenteral use
Solanaceous alkaloids; and their salts; in medicines not specified elsewhere in this notice; and in medicines containing 0.15% and less of solanaceous alkaloids calculated as hyoscyamine; except in forms for parenteral use
Sulphacetamide; and its salts; in ophthalmological medicines
Terbutaline; and its salts; except in medicines for inhalation, or for parenteral use
Terfenadine
Tioconazole; and its salts; in medicines for vaginal use when in pack sizes equivalent to one course of treatment
Triamcinolone acetonide; in medicines for buccal use and when in a pack containing 5 mg or less of triamcinolone acetonide
Tolubuterol; and its salts; except in medicines for inhalation or for parenteral use
Regulation 20 of the Medicines Regulations 1984 requires that all medicines sold without a practitioner’s prescription must include a consumer information panel on the label. Further, all material changes to a medicine (including changes to labelling), must be notified to the Director-General of Health in accordance with section 24 of the Medicines Act 1981.
Schedule 3
Pharmacy-Only Medicines
Aciclovir; for the treatment of herpes labialis
Acrivastine
Amethocaine; and its salts; in medicines for external use except in medicines for ophthalmological use
Aminophylline; in liquid form for oral use
Amyl nitrite; except when sold from outlets licensed under the Toxic Substances Regulations 1983 to sell sodium cyanide paste for the purpose of vertebrate pest control
Azelaic acid
Benzocaine; for external use in medicines containing more than 2%
Benzoyl peroxide; in medicines for external use containing more than 5% of benzoyl peroxide
Benzydamine; and its salts
Benzyl benzoate; in medicines containing more than 2.5% of benzyl benzoate
Biphenylacetic acid
Bisacodyl
Bithionol
Bufexamac
Calcium glucono-galacto-gluconate; for parenteral use
Camphorated oil
Carbetapentane; in medicines containing more than 0.5%
Carboxymethylcysteine
Cetirizine; and its salts
Chlophedianol hydrochloride
Ciclopirox; for dermatological use in medicines containing 1% or less of ciclopirox
Cinchocaine; for external use in medicines containing more than 2%
Clidinium; and its salts
Desoxyribonuclease; for external use
Dextranomer
Dextromethorphan; and its salts; in medicines containing more than 0.25% of dextromethorphan
Diclofenac; and its salts; in medicines for external use but not ophthalmological use
Dicyclomine; and its salts
Dimenhydrinate; and its salts; except in a sealed container of not more than 12 tablets or capsules, labelled for the prevention of travel sickness and sold at a transport terminal or aboard a ship or plane
Emetine; and its salts; in medicines containing more than 0.05%
Ether; when used as a vehicle for a topical dose form
Fluorescein
Fluorides; in medicines for internal use containing 2.2 milligrams or less of fluoride per dosage unit; in medicines
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