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16 September 2011 October 2011 Pharmaceutical Schedule Dispatch This document is provided to pharmacists as an early notification of the changes to be announced in the October 2011 Update to the Pharmaceutical Schedule. Please notify PHARMAC (0800 66 00 50) to change or remove your contact details. New listings            Losartan (Lostaar) tab 12.5 mg (p’code 2387158), tab 25 mg (p’code 2387166), tab 50 mg (p’code 2387174) and tab 100 mg (p’code 2387182) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy Losartan with hydrochlorothiazide (Arrow-Losartan & Hydrochlorothiazide) tab 50 mg with hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg (p’code 2390620) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy Acitretin (Novatretin) cap 10 mg (p’code 2384167), and tab 25 mg (p’code 2384175) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy Levothyroxine (Synthroid) tab 25 μg, 90 tab pack (p’code 2390019) and tab 50 μg, 90 tab pack (p’code 2390000) Clarithromycin (Apo-Clarithromycin) tab 250 mg (p’code 2385503) – Maximum of 500 mg per prescription; can be waived by Special Authority Ciprofloxacin (Cipflox) tab 250 mg (p’code 2104997) and tab 500 mg (p’code 2105004) – Up to 5 tab available on a PSO Ciprofloxacin (Cipflox) tab 750 mg (p’code 2105012) – Retail pharmacy – Specialist Fluconazole (Ozole) cap 50 mg (p’code 2388057) – Retail pharmacy - Specialist Allopurinol (Apo-Allopurinol) tab 100 mg, 1,000 tab pack (p’code 2383993) and tab 300 mg, 500 tab pack (p’code 2383977) Paracetamol (Ethics Paracetamol) oral liq 120 mg per 5 ml (p’code 2371871) – up to 200 ml available on PSO - Not in combination Timolol maleate (Arrow-Timolol) eye drops 0.25%, 5 ml OP (p’code 2390663)

Changes to restrictions       Varenicline tartrate (Champix) tab 0.5 mg and tab 1 mg – amended Special Authority approval period Sunitinib (Sutent) cap 12.5 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg – amended Special Authority criteria Trastuzumab inj 150 mg and 440 mg vial (Herceptin), and 1 mg for ECP (Baxter) – amended Special Authority criteria Special Foods and multivitamin Special Authority forms – addition of dietitian applicant type Oral feed (Ensure Plus, Fortisip, Fortisip Multi Fibre and Two Cal HN) – removal of repeat rule Clarithromycin (Klacid) tab 500 mg – removal of maximum 14 tab per prescription and amended endorsement (effective 14 September 2011)

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Decreased subsidy

Chemical Budesonide Presentation Powder for inhalation 200 μg per dose Powder for inhalation 400 μg per dose Omeprazole Cap 10 mg Fully subsidised brands Budenocort Pulmicort* Budenocort Pulmicort* Dr Reddy’s Omeprazole Omezol* Dr Reddy’s Omeprazole Omezol* Dr Reddy’s Omeprazole Omezol* Partially subsidised brands

Cap 20 mg

Cap 40 mg

* Note, there is no subsidy change for these brands.

Increased subsidy

Chemical Presentation Fully subsidised brands Beta Cream Beta Ointment Trisul Dopress Dopress Multichem

Betamethasone valerate Crm 0.1% Oint 0.1% Co-trimoxazole Tab 80 mg and sulphamethoxazole 400 mg Dothiepin hydrochloride Cap 25 mg Tab 75 mg Sodium chloride Inj 0.9%, 10 ml

NB. For further details and magnitude of the above subsidy changes, please consult the online version of the Update to the Pharmaceutical Schedule at: www.pharmac.govt.nz/healthpros/Schedule.

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