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Submissions should be provided through our consultation hub. Any submission about any of the proposals to amend the Poisons Standard will be considered at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS), Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS), and the joint meeting of the ACMS and ACCS.
Scheduling amendments referred to expert advisory committees
In accordance with regulation 42ZCZK of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990, the Secretary invites public submissions on scheduling proposals referred to the March 2026 meetings of the Advisory Committees on Medicines and Chemicals Scheduling. Submissions must be received by close of business 29 January 2026.
Consultation document
Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard – ACMS #49, ACCS #42, and Joint ACMS-ACCS #43 meetings, March 2026 available on the consultation hub.
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Contents
- About this consultation
- Proposed amendments referred for scheduling advice to the ACMS #49
- Melatonin
- First-generation sedating antihistamines
- Proposed amendments referred for scheduling advice to the ACCS #42
- Flufenoximacil
- Oxalic Acid
- Proposed amendments referred for scheduling advice to the Joint ACMS-ACCS #43
- Methylene blue
- How to respond
- What will happen