The Poisons Standard (the SUSMP) (original) (raw)
Last updated
1 October 2024
The Poisons Standard consists of decisions regarding the classification of medicines and poisons into Schedules for inclusion in the relevant legislation of the States and Territories. The Poisons Standard also includes model provisions about containers and labels, a list of products recommended to be exempt from these provisions, and recommendations about other controls on drugs and poisons.
The Poisons Standard has been presented with a view to promoting uniform scheduling of substances and uniform labelling and packaging requirements throughout Australia.
The Poisons Standard is a Legislative Instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2003. The Poisons Standard may also be cited as the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP).
Electronic version of the Poisons Standard
The Poisons Standard is available in electronic form, free of charge, on the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL) website. The FRL is a repository and authoritative source of Commonwealth Acts, legislative and notifiable instruments, explanatory statements for legislative instruments, and other relevant documents and information.
Please note that, for consistency with other similar legislative instruments, on the FRL the legal title of the current Poisons Standard is the Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard - October 2024) Instrument 2024. Rather than referring to the edition number, the publication is named according to the month and year of publication.
Recent changes
The Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard – October 2024) Instrument 2024 is the current edition. This supersedes the T_herapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard - June 2024) Instrument 2024_.
The Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard - October 2024) Instrument 2024 incorporates numerous changes to the Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard - June 2024) Instrument 2024. These changes are detailed in the Explanatory Statement supporting the Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard - October 2024) Instrument 2024.
Scheduling decisions to be implemented in future Poisons Standards
| | Final decision | Public notice published | Advisory Committee | | | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------ | | 1 February 2025 | | | | | Paracetamol | Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard - ACMS #40, ACCS #34, Joint ACMS-ACCS #32 | 3 May 2023 | ACMS #40(November 2023) | | Bisacodyl | Notice of final decisions to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard – ACMS #42, Joint ACMS-ACCS #34 | 15 December 2023 | ACMS#42(June 2023) | | Bromoxynil | Notice of final decision to amend the current Poisons Standard in relation to bromoxynil | 17 April 2024 | | | Animal blood products | Notice of final decision to amend the current Poisons Standard in relation to animal blood products | 13 September 2024 | | | 1 June 2025 | | | | | Niclosamide | Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard - ACMS #44, ACCS #38, Joint ACMS-ACCS #36 | 27 September 2024 | ACCS #38 | | 1 October 2025 | | | | | Methenamine | Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard – ACMS #43, ACCS #37, Joint ACMS-ACCS #35 | 22 May 2024 | ACMS #43(November 2023) | | 1 October 2026 | | | | | Lead (in anti-fouling paints) | Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard in relation to lead | 18 September 2023 | Joint ACMS-ACCS #34(June 2023) | | 1 October 2029 | | | | | Lead (in anti-fouling paints) | Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard in relation to lead | 18 September 2023 | Joint ACMS-ACCS #34(June 2023) |