NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 20

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nutrition replacement preparations; for external use in medicines containing 2.5% or less but more than 0.1% of elemental fluorine

Folic acid; in medicines containing more than 500 micrograms per recommended daily dose except in parenteral nutrition replacement preparations

Formaldehyde; in medicines containing more than 5%

Gelsemium; except in medicines containing 1 milligram or less per litre or per kilogram

Glyceryl trinitrate; for oral or rectal use; except in medicines containing 100 micrograms or less per litre or per kilogram

Hydrocortisone and hydrocortisone acetate but no other esters of hydrocortisone; for dermal use in medicines containing 0.5% or less by weight of hydrocortisone base with no other active ingredient except an antifungal and in a quantity of 30 grams or less or 30 millilitres or less per container

Hydrocyanic acid; for oral use in packs containing 5 milligrams or less and more than 0.5 milligrams; except in medicines containing 1 microgram or less per litre or per kilogram

Indomethacin; for external use in medicines containing 1% or less; except in medicines containing 1 milligram or less per litre or per kilogram

Injectable medicines; except when specified elsewhere in this Schedule; except Factor VIII; except for contrast media, parenteral nutrition replacement preparations or plasma volume expanders

Isopropamide; for dermal use in preparations containing 2% or less

Isosorbide dinitrate; for oral use in medicines containing 10 milligrams or less per dose form

Lithium; for dermal use in medicines containing 1% or less and more than 0.01%

Loperamide; in packs containing not more than 20 tablets or capsules

Paraformaldehyde; in medicines containing more than 5%

Potassium; except when specified elsewhere in the schedule; for internal use in slow release or enteric coated forms; in medicines containing more than 100 milligrams per recommended dose except in medicines for oral rehydration therapy, parenteral nutrition replacement or dialysis

Propamidine; for ophthalmic use

Pseudoephedrine; In cough or decongestant medicines containing not more than 240 milligrams per recommended daily dose either: in slow release preparations; or in liquid preparations containing not more than 60 milligrams per recommended dose; or when compounded with other active ingredients; or in solid dose form with no other active ingredients and containing not more than 60 milligrams per recommended dose and in packs containing not more than 30 dose units

Staphisagria; except in medicines containing 0.2% or less

Zinc chloride; for dermal use in medicines containing more than 5%.

Medicines for General Sale

Please note that the following medicines are no longer classified as prescription medicines, restricted medicines or pharmacy-only medicines. As such, they are now available for general sale.

Acetomenaphthone

Acetylcysteine; for external use

Aconite; for oral use in packs containing 0.02 milligrams or less of total alkaloids; for dermal use in concentrations

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of 0.02% or less and in packs containing not more than 0.02 milligrams of total alkaloids

Alcohol; except for injection in medicines containing more than 20%

Bentiromide

Bromelains

Broxaldine

Broxyquinoline

Calcium hypochlorite

Calcium salicylate

Camphor, ammoniated

Capsicum oleo-resin

Chromium oxide

Colecalciferol; in medicines for internal use containing 25 micrograms or less per recommended daily dose; in parenteral nutrition replacement preparations

Copper

Cyanocobalamin

Deoxyribonuclease; for external use

Dextranomer

Dextrans

Diamthazole

Dibromopropamidine; except for ophthalmic use

Factor VIII

Fluorescein; except for injection

Fluorides; in parenteral nutrition replacement preparations; for external use in medicines containing 0.1% of elemental fluorine

Folic acid; in medicines containing 500 micrograms or less per recommended daily dose; in parenteral nutrition replacement preparations

Formic acid

Hetastarch

Hexamidine

Hippuric acid

Hyaluronic acid; except for injection

Hydrocyanic acid; for oral use in packs containing 0.5 milligrams or less; in medicines containing 1 microgram or less per litre or per kilogram

Hydrogen peroxide

Hydroiodic acid

Hydroxocobalamin

Ichthammol

Injectable medicines which contain Factor VIII or which are parenteral nutrition replacement preparations, plasma volume expanders or contrast media

Iodic acid

Iron; in medicines containing 24 milligrams or less per recommended daily dose; in parenteral nutrition replacement preparations

Irrigation medicines

Isopropyl alcohol

Jaborandi

Krameria,

Lithium; for dermal use in medicines containing 0.01% or less

Magenta

Menadiol

Methylene blue; except for injection.

Monoacetin

Nitrous ether spirit

Oxerutins

Pentastarch