The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

Please note that the proposed changes to the Medicines Regulations described in the March edition of 'Prescriber Update' are not yet in force. This means that the maximum period of supply is still six months for oral contraceptives and three months for all other prescription medicines.

The Ministry of Health will inform healthcare professionals of the date these changes will come into force.

Further information about the proposed changes to the Medicines Regulations is available here.