David Seymour: Associate Health Minister on melatonin being made available over the counter at NZ pharmacies
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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Changes to allow over the counter sales of sleep drug melatonin in New Zealand - alongside relaxing rules on magic mushrooms as medicine.
MedSafe's approved melatonin for sale to adults without a prescription.
Psilocybin remains unapproved, but one specifically qualified psychiatrist is now permitted to prescribe it for treatment-resistant depression.
Associate Health Minister David Seymour is standing by not revealing the doctor's name - saying they could get harassed because of people confusing it with a recreational drug.
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