Pursuant to section 106 (1) of the Medicines Act 1981,
I, Don Matheson, Deputy Director-General, Public Health Directorate, acting under delegated authority, hereby declare that the medicines listed in the Schedule to this notice are classified as prescription 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.
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 or the concentration of the total active principles 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
Prescription Medicines
Adrafinil
Cetuximab
Darifenacin
Deferasirox
Quinine; except in medicines containing 50 milligrams or less per recommended daily dose
Tigecycline
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.
Icodextrin
Quassia
Quinine; in medicines containing 50 milligrams or less per recommended daily dose
Dated this 7th day of March 2006.
DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health Directorate