Poisons Standard 2007
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Availability of drugs and poisons
The purpose of classification is to group drugs and poisons into Schedules that require similar regulatory controls over their availability.
These Schedules have been developed over a long period and contain drugs and poisons that may be obsolete for various reasons. Also as part of the move to harmonise the Australian and New Zealand classifications many substances have been added to the Schedules for that purpose, irrespective of their availability in either country.
Inclusion of a drug or poison in a Schedule indicates the degree of control required if it is marketed. It does not indicate:
• that the drug or poison is available; nor
• that it has been approved or is efficacious for any use that may be specified in a Schedule,
nor does it negate any obligation for registration of a therapeutic good or an agricultural or veterinary chemical containing that drug or poison.