The Therapeutic Products Act (TPA) will be repealed this year so that a better regime can be put in place to provide New Zealanders safe and timely access to medicines, medical devices and health products, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced.
“The medicines and products we are talking about are critical to New Zealanders’ health. We want cost-effective access to the right products, to support health outcomes, and to ensure there aren’t unnecessary barriers for our exporters,” Ms Costello says.
“The current Medicines Act is out of date, but the TPA was not the solution. It would have over-regulated some products and imposed unnecessary costs on consumers, businesses and exporters.
“In repealing the Act, the Government is listening to the concerns of industry and consumers.
“Industry groups considered their products would be over-regulated, particularly lower risk products, such as some natural health products. Consumers, importers and practitioners, told us that over-regulation could make these products more expensive or unavailable and I am not confident the Act would have improved approval times for new medicines.
“To provide certainty to industry, consumers and practitioners the TPA will be repealed in full. It is my intention that the repeal Bill passes before the end of the year.”
Most provisions in the Act were intended to come into force 1 September 2026. As the Act will be repealed before this date, the repeal will not require businesses or practitioners to change the way they currently work and operate and there will be no disruption to consumers.
“The Government will now develop a modern, risk proportionate regulatory regime for medicines and medical devices, and a separate modernised regime for natural health products,” Ms Costello says.
“The new regime needs to back our innovators and health practitioners and to provide timely access to new and promising therapies. As well as improving peoples’ health, the right system will take the pressure off our general practitioners and our hospital system.”
Later this year, the Government will consider proposals for new legislation that will streamline the way in which new medicines are approved and ensure that regulation supports innovation in health and medical products and economic growth.
“There will be engagement with key groups through this process. I hope we can build on some of the work that has already been done in this area and look forward to hearing from consumers, industry, and practitioners so that we develop the best possible law and frameworks.”
Repealing the TPA are commitments in the National-New Zealand First and National-ACT coalition agreements.
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Let’s have easy access to ivermectin.
Why? Have you got worms?
Funny!
Perhaps I am a horse with worms!
It not only cures coronaviruses (including COVID19) but also, apparently, some types of cancer.
If ivermectin was available and known, then the EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) would not have been allowed for the COVID19 vaccines. EUA is not allowed when there is an alternative treatment available. That is why it was so aggressively suppressed. Doctors in the US and Australia (at least) had their medical licenses pulled and social media accounts removed after having successfully treated patients with COVID19 using ivermectin.
I wonder what else it might cure?
Mark, I know these fools test everyone’s patience but they are too far gone under the Baker/Bloomfield hypnosis. Let’s hope they have kept up with their vaccines and will soon be extinct.
The tik tok dancing communists in our hospitals must be beside themselves with impotent rage tonight. Lol
If they cannot see the excess deaths and vaccine injured then what is the use of any of these regulations?
If a massive vaccine injury occurs and not one agency stands up to acknowledge it then they are all corrupted and useless.
So is the gov general.
OUR SAFETY BUTTON glued in the on position by corporate bribes.
THEY TRIED TO KILL US AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
GAME OVER.
NO AUTHORITY.
NO MANDATE TO GOVERN
CRIMINALS.
DO NOT OBEY MURDEROUS CRIMINALS.