Revised: 18 December 2023

Information for Consumers

Information that everyone should know about medicines and medical devices including updates on staying safe and healthy.

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Things you should know

Date Type Title
16/7/2025CommitteesComments on agenda items for the 74th meeting of the Medicines Classification Committee
1/7/2025CommitteesAgenda for the 126th meeting of the Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee to be held on 18 July 2025
30/6/2025CommitteesMelatonin without a prescription
24/6/2025ConsultationOutcome of the consultation on the proposal to change the regulatory and funding restrictions for stimulant treatments for ADHD
16/6/2025ConsultationTopical corticosteroids: Proposal for the package labelling to state their potency
12/6/2025NoticesMedsafe industry meetings May 2025
12/6/2025ConsultationProposed updates to the Guideline on the Regulation of Therapeutic Products in New Zealand: Bioequivalence of medicines
10/6/2025CommitteesMedicines Classification Committee - Dates and Deadlines
10/6/2025CommitteesAgenda for the 74th meeting of the Medicines Classification Committee to be held on 23 July 2025
5/6/2025PublicationsPrescriber Update Vol. 46. No. 2 - June 2025
30/5/2025Alert CommunicationStop using Euky Bear Warm Steam Vaporiser - model number EBSV2013


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