cyclic polypeptide antibiotic
Is Colistin legal?
Answer
Colistin is authorised or registered in 7 of the 10 registers read: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Brazil, Serbia, Turkey.
Each row is what that country's own register said on the date shown. Not legal advice.
| Country | Status | Products on the register | Register | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | FDA-approved | Cortisporin TC | Regulator FDA | 2026-10-03 |
| European Union | Not on the register | - | Regulator EMA | 2026-08-31 |
| United Kingdom | Authorised | Colicym, Colistimethate Sodium, Colobreathe, Colomycin and 1 more | Regulator MHRA | 2026-10-03 |
| Canada | Authorised | Colistimethate, Coly-Mycin M | Regulator Health Canada | 2026-10-03 |
| Australia | Status unknown | - | TGA | Not read yet |
| Switzerland | Authorised | Colistin, ColiFin, Tadim | Regulator Swissmedic | 2026-09-03 |
| Brazil | Registado | Colis-Tek, Colistimetato De SóDio | Regulator ANVISA | 2026-10-03 |
| Serbia | Authorised | kolistimetat-natrijum | Regulator ALIMS | 2026-09-03 |
| Singapore | Not on the register | - | Regulator HSA | 2026-09-03 |
| Turkey | Ruhsatli | Kolistimetat Sodyum | Regulator TITCK | 2026-09-03 |
A country not listed has no register read yet; see the world map. EU decisions also apply in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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