Application to amend the Poisons Standard (June 2025)

If the proposed substance does not exist in the current Poisons Standard, use its International Nonproprietary Names (INN) wherever possible.

Alternative names can include:

• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) names; or
• Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) names.

A Schedule entry in the Poisons Standard includes all derivatives of the poison unless it specifically states otherwise. Once a substance is determined to be a derivative of a scheduled poison, the same scheduling requirements as the scheduled poison, including limits on access, supply and availability, will apply.

'Derivative' has a specific meaning in the Poisons Standard. Classification of a substance as a derivative of a scheduled poison relies on a balanced consideration of factors to decide if a substance has a similar nature (e.g. structurally, pharmacologically, and toxicologically) to a scheduled poison or is readily converted (either physically or chemically) to a scheduled poison. For more information, consult the Reader's Guide in the Poisons Standard.

CAS numbers are up to 10 digits long using the format xxxxxxx-yy-z.

You may be able to find the CAS number of a substance on the Merck Index.

If you are uploading the chemical structure of multiple substances, you may either upload them in a single combined image file or a compressed zip or rar file containing multiple images.

Known uses should indicate whether it is for therapeutic use, cosmetic use, agricultural use, industrial use, veterinary use, etc.

Examples of known uses can be but are not limited to:

• detergent in industrial cleaning products
• fragrance in cosmetics
• for human use in lowering blood pressure 
• lubricant in industrial machinery
• for treatment of mite infestation in animals

Examples of proposed uses in can be but are not limited to:  

• colourant in hair dye
• fertiliser for crops
• natural contaminant in preparations of food
• sanitisation of workplaces

Pack size is the size of the preparation in terms of the quantity contained in the container (e.g. volume in a multi-use container) and/or the number of items in the primary/unit pack (e.g. number of tablets in a bottle).

The proposed pack size is the pack size of the product that you are seeking to bring to market with the proposed amendments in the application. 

Examples of forms can be but are not limited to:

• applicators
• capsules
• cleaning concentrate
• container
• controlled release bolus
• drum
• dry powder for inhalation
• emulsifiable granule
• immediate bulk carrier (IBC)
• lipstick
• lozenges
• metred aerosols
• modified release tablets
• pre-filled syringes
• sachet of granules
• shampoo bottle
• solution
• tablets
• welded plastic labyrinths

The proposed form is the form of the product that you are seeking to bring to market with the proposed amendments in the application.