NEW Zealand’s Medsafe regulator
will consider a proposal to reclassify
selected oral contraceptives
(desogestrel, ethinylestradiol,
levonorgestrel and norethisterone)
from prescription medications to
Pharmacist Only.
The agenda for the next Medsafe
Medicines Classification Committee
meeting on 01 Nov will also
consider rescheduling melatoninin
as a “general sales medicine” as
well as moving nitrofurantoin from
prescription to Pharmacist Only.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 19 Aug 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 19 Aug 16
IN WESTERN Australia, Michael’s Chemist Group has started stocking therapeutic Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs), pursuant to the Federal Government’s new vaping laws (PD 25 Mar).
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