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2. Joint meeting of the Advisory Committee on Chemicals and Medicines Scheduling (ACCS/ACMS #17)

Scheduling medicines and poisons

Last updated

5 February 2018

Summary of delegate’s interim decisions
Substance	Interim Decision
Helium	Helium does not require scheduling.
Salts of Boric Acid	Schedule 5 – Amend Entry BORIC ACID except when included in Schedule 4; or in preparations, other than insect baits, containing 1 per cent or less calculated as boron; or in hand cleaning preparations. Index – Amend Entry BORIC ACID cross reference: BORAX, BORON The proposed implementation date is 1 October 2018.
Polihexanide	Schedule 6 – Amend Entry POLIHEXANIDE except in cosmetic preparations containing 0.3 per cent or less of polihexanide; or when packed and labelled for therapeutic use, or in other preparations containing 5 per cent or less of polihexanide. Appendix F, Part 3 – Amend Entry POLIHEXANIDE Warning Statement: 28 (Repeated exposure may cause sensitisation). Safety Directions: 1 (Avoid contact with eyes); 4 (Avoid contact with skin); 8 (Avoid breathing dust (or) vapour (or) spray mist). Index Entry – Amend Entry POLIHEXANIDE cross reference: 1-(diaminomethylidene)-2-hexylguanidine, poly (iminocarbonimidoyliminocarbonimidoyl imino-1,6-hexanediyl), polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) Schedule 6 Appendix E, Part 2 Appendix F, Part 3 The proposed implementation date is 1 June 2018.
Cimicoxib	Schedule 4 – New Entry CIMICOXIB. The proposed implementation date is 1 June 2018.