✨ Medicines Classification
17 AUGUST NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2267
Medicines Act 1981
Classification of Medicines
Pursuant to section 106 (1) of the Medicines Act 1981, I, G. R. Boyd, Chief Advisor, Safety and Regulation, acting under delegated authority, hereby declare the following:
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The medicines listed in Schedule 1 to this notice are classified as prescription medicines.
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The medicines listed in Schedule 2 to this notice are classified as restricted medicines.
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The medicines listed in Schedule 3 to this notice are classified as pharmacy-only medicines.
Every reference to a medicine in this notice applies whether the medicine is synthetic in origin or is from biological or mineral sources.
Unless specific reference is made otherwise, every reference applies also to medicines that are:
(a) Preparations and admixtures containing any proportion of any substance listed in the notice;
(b) Salts and esters of any substance listed in the notice;
(c) Preparations or extracts of biological materials listed in the notice;
(d) Salts or oxides of elements listed in the notice.
Where any reference is modified by a statement of the strength of the medicine, the strength is calculated using the free acid, base, alcohol or element unless specifically stated otherwise.
Schedule 1
Prescription Medicines
4-aminopyridine
Aconite
Adrenocortical hormones; except adrenal extract for dermal use containing 0.02% or less of ketosteroids
Alostron
Amisulpride
Amprenavir
Androstanolone
Androstenediol
Androstenedione
Angiotensinamide
Antibiotic substances; except when specified elsewhere in the Schedule
Antihistamines; except when specified elsewhere in the Schedule
Artemether
Atamestane
Balsalazide
Benzodiazepines; except when specified in the Third Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
Benzoyl peroxide; except for external use in medicines containing 10% or less
Bismuth; except for external use in medicines containing 3% or less
Brinzolamide
Bromoform
Caramiphen
Carbazochrome
Catalin
Colchicum
Coumarin
Croton oil
Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone
Dexmedetomidine
Diethazine
Dinitrophenols
Emetine; in medicines containing more than 0.2%
Ephedrine
Esomeprazole
Etanercept
Exemestane
Ganirelix
Gatifloxacin
Hydrocyanic acid
Ipecacuanha; in medicines containing more than 0.2% of emetine
Lercanidipine
Levobupivacaine
Linezolid
Lumefantrine
Melengestrol
Metandienone
Methazolamide
Methoxamine; except for external use
Minoxidil; except for external use in medicines containing 5% or less
Moxifloxacin
19-norandrostenediol
19-norandrostenedione
Nateglinide
Nimesulide
Nitrous oxide
Oxaliplatin
Oxcarbazepine
Papaverine; for injection
Paraldehyde
Permethrin; in medicines containing more than 5%
Pioglitazone
Pirfenidone
Pralidoxime
Prampine
Pregnenolone; except for external use
Propionibacterium acnes
Propyphenazone
Quebracho
Rapacuronium
Risedronic acid
Sabadilla
Savin oil
Sertindole
Sialopoetin
Sirolimus
Sulfacetamide; except for ophthalmic use in medicines containing 10% or less
Tegafur
Tegaserod
Tenecteplase
Thiourea
Trastuzumab
Trenbolone
Trestolone
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 92
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 92
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- G. R. Boyd, Chief Advisor, Safety and Regulation