Notice Title

Classification of Medicines

Publication Date
25 Feb 2019

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Medicines Act Classification of medicines Health

Notice Number

2019-go841
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Pursuant to section 106(1) of the Medicines Act 1981, I, Chris James, Group Manager, Medsafe, Ministry of Health, acting under delegated authority, hereby declare the following:

  1. The medicines listed in Schedule 1 to this notice are classified as prescription medicines.
  2. The medicines listed in Schedule 2 to this notice are classified as restricted medicines.
  3. 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:

  1. preparations and admixtures containing any proportion of any substance listed in the notice.
  2. salts and esters of any substance listed in the notice.
  3. preparations or extracts of biological materials listed in the notice.
  4. salts or oxides of elements listed in the notice.

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

  1. if the medicine is in an injection or eye preparation, to any concentration of that medicine; and
  2. 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

Avelumab

Baricitinib

Benralizumab

Bilnatumomab

Cerliponase alfa

Daratumumab

Dextromethorphan; except when specified elsewhere in this notice

Durvalumab

Ibutamoren

Inotuzumab ozogamicin

Lifitegrast

Linaclotide

Lonoctocog alfa

Midostaurin

Neratinib

Obeticholic acid

Olaratumab

Opium

Risankizumab

Squill

Stenabolic (SR9009) and other synthetic REV-ERB agonists

Tezacaftor

Voxilaprevir

Schedule 2

Restricted Medicines

Dextromethorphan; in liquid form when in packs containing not more than 600 milligrams and with a recommended daily dose of not more than 120 milligrams; in medicines for the treatment of symptoms of cough and cold in adults and children aged 6 years and over

Paracetamol; in modified-release forms containing 665 milligrams or less

Schedule 3

Pharmacy-only Medicines

Paracetamol; in liquid form; in suppositories; in tablets or capsules containing 500 milligrams or less and in packs containing more than 10 grams and not more than 50 grams; in powder form containing not more than 1 gram per sachet and more than 10 grams per pack; except in tablets or capsules containing 500 milligrams or less and in packs containing not more than 10 grams; except in powder form in sachets containing 1 gram or less and in packs of not more than 10 grams

Dated this 21st day of February 2019.

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