Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard - ACMS and Joint ACMS-ACCS meetings - June 2025

Submissions should be provided through our consultation hub - external site. Any submission about any of the proposals to amend the Poisons Standard will be considered at the next meeting of Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS), or a joint meeting of the ACMS and Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (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 
June 2025 meetings of the Advisory Committees on Medicines and Chemicals Scheduling. Submissions must be received by close of business 21 May 2025.

Consultation document

Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard – ACMS and Joint ACMS-ACCS meetings, June 2025 - external site available on the consultation hub.

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Contents

• About this consultation
• Proposed amendments referred for scheduling advice to the ACMS #47
• Adrenaline
• Psilocybine (psilocybin)
• 6-Methylnicotine
• Proposed amendments referred for scheduling advice to the Joint ACMS-ACCS #40
• Azelaic acid
• Extracts and essential oils primarily composed of methyl salicylate
• How to respond
• What will happen