Local anaesthetics
Group of substances
No structure available
Local anaesthetics is a group of substances, so there is no single molecule to show.
Background
Listing
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 to 4, conditions apply
- Source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Registered medicines
The ingredient index links no registered medicine to Local anaesthetics (register of 13 September 2026).
Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.
Regulatory status
Where S1 to S4 sits on the scale
Depends on which listing applies
At the least restrictive, Schedule 1: sold by a pharmacist, no doctor's prescription needed. At the most restrictive, Schedule 4: prescription-only medicine. The listings below say which applies to which form, strength or pack size.
Schedule S1 to S4, as the Consolidated Schedules list it.
Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.
Consolidated Schedules listings for Local anaesthetics
S4: Local anaesthetics
- when intended for ophthalmic or parenteral use except -
- when intended for topical use; (S1)
- when oxybuprocaine, proxymetacaine and tetracaine when contained in eye drops intended for emergency treatment of “arc eyes”; (S2).
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 6951 to 6956
S2: Local anaesthetics
- except when intended for ophthalmic and parental use; (S4)
- oxybuprocaine, proxymetacaine and tetracaine, when contained in eye drops intended for emergency treatment of “arc eyes”.
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 2244 to 2249
S1: Local anaesthetics
- except when intended for ophthalmic or parental use; (S4)
- except oxybuprocaine, proxymetacaine and tetracaine, when contained in eye drops intended for emergency treatment of “arc eyes”; (S2) and
- except ophthalmic preparations registered in terms of the provisions of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act 36 of 1947).
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 795 to 803
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.