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Part A - Final decisions on matters referred to an expert advisory committee (November 2018)
1. Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS #25)
1.2. Racetams
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Delegate's final decision
Final decision
The delegate's final decision under regulation 42ZCZR of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (the Regulations) is to amend the current Poisons Standard in relation to racetams as follows:
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RACETAMS except when separately specified in these Schedules.
ANIRACETAM.
COLURACETAM.
DIMIRACETAM.
FASORACETAM.
METHYLPHENYLPIRACETAM.
NEBRACETAM.
NEFIRACETAM.
OMBERACETAM.
OXIRACETAM.
PHENYLPIRACETAM.
PRAMIRACETAM.
ROLZIRACETAM.
SELETRACETAM.
SUNIFIRAM.
UNIFIRAM.
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SELETRACETAM
Index - New Entries
RACETAMS
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ANIRACETAM
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COLURACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMs
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DIMIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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FASORACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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METHYLPHENYLPIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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NEBRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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NEFIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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OMBERACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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OXIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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PHENYLPIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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PRAMIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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ROLZIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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SELETRACETAM
Cross reference RACETAMS
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SUNIFIRAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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UNIFIRAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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BRIVARACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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LEVETIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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PIRACETAM
cross reference: RACETAMS
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Implementation date: 1 June 2019
Reasons
The reasons for the final decision remain the same as for the interim decision.
Public submissions on the interim decision
Nil received.
Interim decision
The interim decision was published on the TGA website on 7 February 2019 at Scheduling delegates' interim decisions and invitation for further comment: ACMS #25, November 2018 – 1.2 Racetams.
Scheduling proposal
The pre-meeting scheduling proposal was published on the TGA website on 31 August 2018 at Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard - ACCS, ACMS and Joint ACCS-ACMS meetings, November 2018.