This article applies to the monitored medicines database.
Poisons Amendment (Monitored Medicines) Regulations 2022 (Tas)
Please be advised that the Poisons Amendment (Monitored Medicines) Regulations 2022 (Tas) (the Amendment Regulations) commenced on 1 July 2022 and amended the Poisons Regulations 2018 (Tas) (the Regulations) to increase the substances and classes of substances which are prescribed for the purpose of the definition of a monitored medicine.
Prescribed monitored medicines
The Amendment Regulations rescinded and replaced regulation 95B of the Regulations, adding the following drugs that are prescribed as a monitored medicine:
- gabapentin;
- olanzapine;
- pregabalin;
- quetiapine;
- zolpidem;
- zopiclone.
This is in addition to the previously prescribed substances:
- codeine (S4);
- tramadol;
- dextropropoxyphene.
In addition, the Amending Regulations also added substances known as benzodiazepines as a prescribed class of substances for the purpose of the definition of a monitored medicine.
Please click here to access the amending Regulation.
