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ADHD NZ marketplace's list of product/service exclusions

The following is a non-exhaustive list of excluded products and services. This list can be changed at any time at the discretion of ADHD NZ. 

If you see a product or service that you feel aligns with any description of item included within any one of these catregories, feel free to email us at info@adhd.org.nz

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   Medicinal products

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​Includes:

1. Any medication that required a prescription to purchase e.g., [non-] stimulant medications, anti-depressants and cannabis. 
2. Any medication devices.
3. Addiction-cessation products that contain hazardous materials e.g., smoking-cessation products.
4. Any products that have presence of Class A (very high risk e.g., methamphetamine, magic mushrooms, cocaine, heroin, LSD (Acid)) or Class B (high risk e.g., cannabis oil, hashish, morphine, opium, ecstasy and many amphetamine-type substances) or Class C (moderate risk e.g. cannabis seed, cannabis plant, codeine) controlled drugs according to MedSafe.

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​Does not include:

1. MedSafe approved remedies that are ingested and do not require a prescription to purchase, such as: 

• MedSafe-approved Supplemented Foods (e.g., nootropics like ENZO, Arepa) if it is represented as a food that has a substance or substances added to it or that has been modified in some way to perform a physiological role beyond the provision of nutritive requirement. 
• MedSafe-approved Dietary Supplements (e.g., vitamins, probotics) which are regulated the relevant NZ legislation e.g., the Food Act 1981 or the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985, that may specify a number of requirements relating to matters such as composition, labelling and permitted daily doses. 

   Licensed products

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​Includes:

1. Alcohol.
2. Financial e.g., virtual currency or documents such as NFTs, actual currency, financial instruments.
3. Gambling e.g., gaming, betting, lotteries, raffles, casino, fantasy sports, bingo, poker and sweepstakes.

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Does not include:

1. ​Licensed financial products where the current license and appropriate disclosures can be viewed in one click e.g., insurance. 

   Bodies

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Includes:
HUMANS

1. Body parts or fluids.
2. Exploitation or trafficking.
3. Sexual services (e.g., prostitution, escort).
4. Anyone who has not undertaken to complete a professional certification or qualification to execute a service.
   

ANIMALS 

1. Any part that belonged to an animal, dead or alive.

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Does not include:

1. Services that aim to directly mitigate challenges a person with ADHD may have e.g., coaching support.

   Hazardous materials or substances

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Includes:

1. Tobacco.
   
2. Substances that are not prescribed by a medical professional or brought in a pharmacy e.g., illegal drugs.
   
3. Drug paraphernalia.

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   Other

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Includes:

1. Items that are not for sale e.g., news content.
2. ​Products or services that: 

• have been recalled 
• have been stolen 
• infringe on intellectual, copy or trademark rights of another 
• are being sold with misleading, false or fraudulent claims 
• May in any way harm another e.g. explosives, weapons, ammunition  
• endorse or promote unlawful activity, violence, hate, abuse, invade, or discrimination against another 
• are not new e.g., second-hand products, or
• offer to match people e.g. dating apps, pet adoption apps.

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