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1.4. Codeine
1. Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS #24)
Delegate's final decision
The delegate's final decision under regulation 42ZCZR of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (the Regulations) is not to amend the current Poisons Standard in relation to codeine.
Reasons:
As no new evidence has been received to alter the interim decision for codeine, the delegate has confirmed that the final decision and reasons for the final decision are identical to the interim decision.
Public submissions on the interim decision
No public submissions were received before the second closing date in response to an invitation published on 10 September 2018 under regulation 42ZCKP of the Regulations.
Interim decision
The interim decision was published on the TGA website on 10 September 2018 at Scheduling delegates' interim decisions and invitation for further comment: ACMS, September 2018 – 1.4 Codeine.
Scheduling proposal
The pre-meeting scheduling proposal for codeine was published on the TGA website on 10 April 2018 at Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard being referred to the June 2018 meetings of the ACCS, ACMS and Joint ACCS/ACMS.