Revised: 15 January 2026
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Archive of Media Releases
The links below are for archived media statements that Medsafe, or the Minister of Health, released on an issue that Medsafe was involved with. The information in these archived media statements may be out-of-date and links to external websites may no longer work.
See also: Recent Media Releases
Media Releases from 2015 to 2019
2019
| 19 December 2019 | News article: Medsafe issues patient advice on EpiPen JR |
| 4 December 2019 | Medicines Classification Committee releases latest meeting minutes |
| 25 November 2019 | Taking multiple medicines? |
| 16 March 2019 | Q&A on generic medicines |
2018
| 14 December 2018 | MARC Media Release: Enlafax - Monitoring to Continue |
| 19 November 2018 | Help make medicines safer: report suspected side effects in children and during pregnancy |
| 25 October 2018 | Dangers of purchasing medicines online highlighted |
| 5 October 2018 | Medsafe statement: Pharmacy Licencing Update |
| 31 January 2018 | Surgical Mesh Implants - Update |
2017
| 12 December 2017 | Medsafe introduces surgical mesh restrictions |
| 29 September 2017 | Medsafe highlights the dangers of purchasing medicines over the internet |
| 11 May 2017 | Hormonal Testing Preparations |
| 10 May 2017 | Sentence handed down after steroid operation uncovered |
| 20 March 2017 | Primodos |
| 11 January 2017 | Oral contraception recommendation made |
2016
| 16 December 2016 | Information for Women with Breast Implants |
| 16 June 2016 | Medsafe Highlights the Dangers of Purchasing Medicines Over the Internet |
2015
| 19 June 2015 | Medsafe Highlights the Dangers of Purchasing Medicines Over the Internet |
| 23 February 2015 | Invacare Power Wheelchair Joysticks - Invacare SPJ+ Joysticks and Invacare MK6i Driver Controls |
Media Releases from 2000 to 2014
