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Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list (October 2023)

17 Jul 2024

The Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list was updated in October 2023. Combined with the 2013 list and 2020 list there are now 224 medicine names with Tall Man lettering format in the Aotearoa New Zealand list. The number of medicines on the list is kept to a minimum to prevent over-use.

The report on the review and the updated list (PDF and Excel versions) are available below. 

Read more about the Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list.


Published: 17 Jul 2024 Modified: 17 Jul 2024