Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Corrigendum-Classification of Medicines

In the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette,
19 June 2014, No. 65, page 1853, the following entries should read:
under Schedule 3, Pharmacy-only Medicines:
"Oxymetazoline; except for nasal use when sold at an airport; except for ophthalmic use when sold in practice by an optometrist registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board; except for nasal use in medicines containing 0.05% or less when sold in the manufacturer's original pack with
a pack size of 20 millilitres or less."
and under Medicines for General Sale:
"Please note that the following medicines are now available for general sale.
...
Oxymetazoline; for nasal use when sold at an airport; for ophthalmic use when sold in practice by an optometrist registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board; for nasal use in medicines containing 0.05% or less when sold in the manufacturer's original pack with a pack size of
20 millilitres or less."
Dated this 28th day of July 2014.
DR DON MACKIE, Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Leadership, Protection and Regulation Business Unit, Ministry of Health.