Medsafe (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, Ministry of Health)
Is Maridebart cafraglutide (MariTide) legal in New Zealand?
Not approvedMaridebart cafraglutide (MariTide) is investigational with no Medsafe consent in New Zealand
Not approved as a medicine here.
Medsafe's index of data sheets for consented medicines, revised 29 September 2026, lists no maridebart cafraglutide product, and the classification database has no entry for it that could be found. Under the Medicines Act 1981 a new medicine cannot be sold, supplied or advertised without ministerial consent (delegated to Medsafe). Medsafe also states that clinical trials of new medicines need Medsafe and ethics committee approval.
Last verified 2026-09-29 · how we verify
Maridebart cafraglutide (MariTide) elsewhere
Sources (3)
- 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 Act 1981 (version as at 10 July 2026)New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office · 2026-07-10 · 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