Scheduling of medicines & poisons

Scheduling is a national classification system that controls how medicines and chemicals are made available to the public. Medicines and chemicals are classified into Schedules according to the level of regulatory control over the availability of the medicine or chemical, required to protect public health and safety.

On this page: Scheduling | Scheduling committees | Contact details

Scheduling

• Scheduling committees meeting dates and decisions timeframes
  Outlines the anticipated administrative timeframes and public consultation timeframes as required by legislation.
• Scheduling basics
  What is scheduling of medicines and poisons, background and general information
• The Poisons Standard (the SUSMP)
  The Poisons Standard consists of decisions regarding the classification of drugs and poisons into Schedules for inclusion in the relevant legislation of the States and Territories
• Public notices about scheduling
  Public notices about scheduling medicines and chemicals, including delegate's decisions, updates and advisory committee notices.
• State/Territory scheduling information
  State and Territory Governments classify the vast majority of drugs and poisons in accordance with the Poisons Standard.

Scheduling committees

• Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS)
  The Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling advises and makes recommendations regarding how medicines will be made available to the public.
• Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS)
  The Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling advises and makes recommendations regarding how chemicals will be made available to the public.

Contact details for enquiries about scheduling of medicines or chemicals

If your enquiry is not about scheduling of medicines or poisons, see: Contact the TGA

• For enquiries about the scheduling of medicine related substances, please contact the Medicines Scheduling Secretariat
• For enquiries about the scheduling of chemical related substances (i.e. non-medicines), please contact the Chemicals Scheduling Secretariat