Medicines Classification Committee

A move to reclassify the cough suppressant pholcodine as pharmacist-only has been delayed until at least October

The Medicines Classification Committee has recommended the cough suppressant pholcodine be classified as a pharmacist-only medicine despite widespread opposition

The Medicines Classification Committee’s decision to seek more information on the reclassification of alkyl ­nitrites (poppers) means the continuation of an effective ban which has been described as discriminatory against gay men

Deadline for objecting to the MCC proposal on pholcodine is Tuesday, at 5pm

The Medicines Classification Committee has recommended pharmacists and interns who have successful trained as vaccinators be able to administer the HPV vaccine

A proposal to restrict pholcodine, one of the last cough suppressants available OTC in pharmacy, has been slammed as going too far

The head of a group representing manufacturers of OTC medicines says the impending reclassification of codeine-containing products will remove an important pain management option from pharmacies

From 5 November all codeine-containing medicines will be reclassified as prescription-only and must be removed from pharmacy shelves

The Medicines Classification Committee will tomorrow consider a proposal to reclassify the Human Papillomavirus vaccine so pharmacist vaccinators can offer it without a prescription

A reclassification that has made alkyl nitrites (“poppers”) prescription-only has met with fierce resistance from the gay community