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Key FactsEtomidate intended for Class C listing from September 1
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- The change would make trafficking, manufacturing, importing, exporting, possessing or consuming etomidate without authorization illegal.
- Details are scheduled to be provided at a press conference on August 28.
- Random tests of more than 100 seized vapes found etomidate in one-third.
- Etomidate is currently controlled under the Poisons Act; users of pods containing it may be fined.
"Under the MDA, they will be treated no differently from those who consume hard drugs and narcotics, such as cannabis or cocaine," said Mr Ong in July.— Said by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in July, regarding the treatment of etomidate under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
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