Medsafe (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, Ministry of Health)
Is Sermorelin legal in New Zealand?
Not approvedNo Medsafe-approved medicine contains sermorelin; it is classed as a prescription medicine
Not approved as a medicine here.
Sermorelin appears by name in the Medsafe classification database as a prescription medicine, alongside a class entry for growth hormone releasing hormones. Medsafe's index of data sheets for consented medicines, revised 29 September 2026, lists no sermorelin product, and sermorelin is not named in Medsafe's May 2026 advisory, which says its list is not complete. Without ministerial consent it cannot lawfully be sold, supplied or advertised outside narrow prescriber exemptions.
Last verified 2026-09-29 · how we verify
Sermorelin elsewhere
Sources (4)
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- 02Data 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
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- 04Medicines Act 1981 (version as at 10 July 2026)New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office · 2026-07-10 · accessed 2026-09-29