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Medicines Act 1981

Dealings with medicines and medical devices - Approval of medicines required for use in special emergency

24G: Consequences of expiry of approval

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"What happens when a medicine's approval runs out"

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If an approval for a medicine expires, you must not distribute or use the medicine unless it is allowed by another part of the Medicines Act. This rule applies to medicines that were approved under section 24D. You need to check if there are other rules that allow you to use the medicine.

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Approval of medicines required for use in special emergency

24GConsequences of expiry of approval

  1. On the expiry of an approval of an application under section 24D, the medicine to which the approval applies must not be distributed or used unless authorised by or under any other provision of this Act.

Notes
  • Section 24G: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Medicines Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 56).