Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Prohibition of the Prescribing of Misoprostol

Pursuant to section 48(1)(a) of the Medicines Act 1981,
I, Don Mackie, Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, under delegated authority from The Honourable Tony Ryall, Minister of Health, on the recommendation of the Medical Council of New Zealand, hereby prohibit the prescribing of Misoprostol by
Dr Kerry Elizabeth Neilson, medical practitioner of Pleasant Point.
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of February 2014.
DR DON MACKIE, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.