Medicines and poisons

Medicines and Poisons is responsible for the monitoring and control of supply of scheduled substances in the Northern Territory (NT).

The following areas come under Medicines and Poisons and can be found on these pages or on the NT Government website:

• medicines and poisons for retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers
• medicines and poisons safety
• gazette notices
• medical kits
• pest management technicians
• pharmacists
• scheduled substances
• veterinarians.

Legislation

Medicines and poisons enforces compliance of these Acts:

• Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
• Private Hospitals Act 1981
• Health Practitioners Act 2004.

Role

The Medicines and Poisons program has these key responsibilities:

• issuing licences, registrations and authorisations under the relevant Acts
• inspecting premises for compliance storage, record keeping, packaging, labelling, advertising and supply
• scheduling of poisons and medicines
• monitoring the movement of S8 medicines
• issuing authorisations for the NT Opiate Pharmacotherapy Program
• secretariat support for the Department of Health statutory committees:  
  • Scheduled Substances Clinical Advisory Committee
  • Pharmacy Premises Committee.

Contact

Medicines and Poisons
8^th floor Manunda Place
38 Cavenagh Street
Darwin NT 0800

Phone: 08 8922 7341
Fax: 08 8922 7200
poisonscontrol@nt.gov.au

Mail

PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811