Medicines Classification




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 29 — 16 MARCH 2017

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Classification of a Medicine

Pursuant to section 106(1) of the Medicines Act 1981, I, Chris James, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health, acting under delegated authority since 11 September 2013, hereby declare the following:

  1. The medicine listed in Schedule 1 to this notice is classified as a prescription medicine.

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.

Unless specific reference is made otherwise, every reference to a medicine applies:

i. if the medicine is in an injection or eye preparation, to any concentration of that medicine; and

ii. if the medicine is not in an injection or eye preparation, only if the concentration of the medicine is greater than 10 milligrams per litre or per kilogram.

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

Deoxycholic acid; for injection

Dated this 14th day of March 2017.

CHRIS JAMES, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health.

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Corrigendum—Classification of Medicines

In the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 9 March 2017, Issue No. 25, Notice No. 2017-go1101, replace the following entry in Schedule 1: Prescription Medicines:

“Di-iodohydroxyquinoline”

with

“Di-iodohydroxy quinoline; except when specified elsewhere in this Schedule”

Dated this 14th day of March 2017.

CHRIS JAMES, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on 11 September 2013).

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🏥 Classification of a Medicine

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 March 2017
Medicine, Prescription, Classification, Deoxycholic acid
  • Chris James, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health

🏥 Corrigendum—Classification of Medicines

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 March 2017
Medicine, Classification, Correction, Di-iodohydroxy quinoline
  • Chris James, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health