New Zealand / Country guide
New Zealand market context.
New Zealand now has a peptide-specific Medsafe advisory that directly addresses online claims, unapproved products, research-purpose labels, and retatrutide. That warning must be checked before any product, seller, import, or price comparison.
- Medsafe's May 2026 warning says research-purpose wording does not make an unapproved product legal or safe and identifies several names promoted online.
- The Product/Application Search is the official route for checking products that have consent to be marketed in New Zealand.
- The pharmacy register is updated separately and identifies licensed operators and premises, so seller and product checks must remain distinct.