Repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act 2023 w/ Professor of Toxicology at the University of Canterbury, Ian Shaw: 9th April, 2024

Last year, the coalition government signalled its intention to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023. 

Due to come into force in 2026, the Act would have modernised the regulation of medicines and natural health products, making medical devices subject to a similar regulatory regime as drugs.

Producer Sofia Roger Williams spoke to Professor of Toxicology at the University of Canterbury, Ian Shaw, about what the Act would have provided and the significance of the repeal in terms of New Zealanders safety.