Poisons Standard Amendment No. 1 of 2011 (Cth)

POISONS STANDARD AMENDMENT No. 1 OF 2011

I, IAN STEHLIK, a delegate of the Secretary to the Department of Health and Ageing for the purposes of paragraph 52D(2)(a) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act) and acting in accordance with the Secretary’s power under that paragraph of the Act, HEREBY amend the Poisons Standard 2010 in the manner set out in Schedule 1.

The amendments to the Poisons Standard 2010 as set out in Schedule 1 commence on

1 June 2011.

(signed by)

IAN STEHLIK

Delegate of the Secretary to the Department of Health and Ageing

Dated this 24^th day of May 2011

Schedule 1-Amendments to the Poisons Standard 2010

STANDARD

FOR THE

UNIFORM SCHEDULING

OF

MEDICINES AND POISONS

No. 1

AMENDMENT No. 2

Effective Date – 1 June 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011

ISBN 978-1-74241-434-8

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or at by the Australian Government under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

Publication approval number: D0328

The amendments listed in this document are a result of decisions made by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing or the Secretary’s delegate.  The basis of these amendments can be found in the ‘Delegate’s Reasons’, which can be accessed from the scheduling website:

inquiries should be directed to:

The Secretary

Medicines and Poisons Scheduling Secretariat

Office of Health Protection

Department of Health and Ageing

GPO Box 9848

CANBERRA  ACT  2601

Or by email:  [email protected]

Media Liaison Unit

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A – AMENDMENTS TO THE SUSMP NO. 1   I

PART 4 – THE SCHEDULES   I

Schedule 2 – New Entry   1

Schedule 4 – New Entries   1

Schedule 4 – Amendments   1

PART 5 - THE APPENDICES                     1

Appendix H - Amendments   1

PART B – INFORMATION NOTE   II

PART A – AMENDMENTS TO THE SUSMP NO. 1

Amendments to the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing directs that the amendments below be applied to the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons No. 1 (SUSMP1) and recommends that these amendments be adopted by the States and Territories with effect from 1 June 2011 unless otherwise stated. 

PART 4 – THE SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 – NEW ENTRY

MERCUROCHROME in preparations for external use containing 2 per cent or less of mercurochrome.

SCHEDULE 4 – NEW ENTRIES

MERCUROCHROME except when included in Schedule 2 or 6.

OFATUMUMAB.

RILPIVIRINE.

TOLVAPTAN.

VINFLUNINE.

SCHEDULE 4 – AMENDMENTS

DICLOFENAC – Amend entry to read:

DICLOFENAC except:

(a) when included in Schedule 2 or 3; or

(b) in preparations for dermal use unless:

(i)  for the treatment of solar keratosis; or

(ii) containing more than 1 per cent of diclofenac.

PART 5 – THE APPENDICES

APPENDIX H – AMENDMENT

PSEUDOEPHEDRINE – Delete entry.

PART B – INFORMATION NOTE

Amendments set out in subsection 3(2) of the Poisons Standard 2010 will commence 1 June 2011.