Alerts & notifications

Yellow tablet/powder containing potent opioid likely to cause serious harm

A highly potent opioid, metonitazene, has been found in a yellow powder, likely from crushed tablets, which are possibly in circulation nationwide.

Highly potent opioid found in fake oxycodone tablets

A very potent opioid has been found in fake blue 30mg ‘M30’ oxycodone tablets being sold in the Wellington region.

Flualprazolam found in fake ‘Xanax’ tablet

Flualprazolam, a dangerous and potent novel benzodiazepine, has been detected in yellow counterfeit Xanax pills being sold across New Zealand.

Increase in fake Xanax tablets

There has been an increase in the availability of fake ‘Xanax bar’ tablets across New Zealand.