Medsafe (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, Ministry of Health)
Is LL-37 legal in New Zealand?
Not approvedNo Medsafe-approved medicine contains LL-37; antimicrobial peptides are prescription-only
Not approved as a medicine here.
Medsafe's index of data sheets for consented medicines, revised 29 September 2026, lists no LL-37 product. The Medsafe classification database lists 'anti-microbial peptides and their precursors' as a prescription medicine class, a group entry that may capture LL-37; LL-37 is not listed by name. LL-37 is not named in Medsafe's May 2026 advisory, which says its list is not complete. Products sold outside the regulated system are illegal however they are labelled.
Last verified 2026-09-29 · how we verify
LL-37 elsewhere
Sources (4)
- 01Data sheets index (medicines with consent to be distributed in New Zealand)Medsafe (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority) · 2026-09-29 · accessed 2026-09-29
- 02Medicines Classification Database (Schedule 1, Medicines Regulations 1984)Medsafe (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority) · 2026-09-25 · accessed 2026-09-29
- 03Consumer advisory: Unapproved peptide products health warningMedsafe (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority) · 2026-05-21 · accessed 2026-09-29
- 04Medicines Act 1981 (version as at 10 July 2026)New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office · 2026-07-10 · accessed 2026-09-29