Pharmaceutical Schedule
About the Schedule
The New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule (the "Schedule") is a list of the approximately 2000 prescription medicines and therapeutic products subsidised by the Government. The Schedule is published three times a year and updated monthly on this website.
The printed Schedule is distributed free to about 11,000 medical practitioners, pharmacists, medical libraries, professional bodies and support groups, and can also be requested by other users, including pharmaceutical suppliers and the general public.
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Section A – Refer from page 12 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
Section B
- Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
- Blood and Blood Forming Organs
- Cardiovascular System
- Dermatologicals
- Genito-Urinary System
- Hormone Preparations - Systemic Excluding Contraceptive Hormones
- Infections - Agents for Systemic Use
- Musculoskeletal System
- Nervous System
- Oncology Agents and Immunosuppressants
- Respiratory System and Allergies
- Sensory Organs
- Extemporaneously Compounded Preparations and Galenicals
- Special Foods
Section C – Refer from page 167 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
Section D – Refer from page 173 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
Section E – Refer from page 197 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
Section F – Refer from page 198 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
Section G – Refer from page 200 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
Printed Schedule Publications
Pharmaceutical Schedule - Download the latest printed schedule Pharmaceutical Schedule - effective 1 August 2010 (226 pages, 1337 KB).
Update - PHARMAC updates the Schedule monthly. Download the latest printed update Schedule Update - effective 1 August 2010 (82 pages, 867 KB)
Section H - Section H is the list of medicines with national contracts, funded by DHB hospitals. Download the latest printed Section H Section H - effective 1 July 2010 (74 pages, 487 KB)
Schedule Dispatch - This provides pharmacists with advanced notification of changes to be announced in the latest Schedule. Download the latest version 2010-08 Schedule Dispatch (2 pages, 144 KB)
Monthly GP Newsletter - This is a monthly update for GP´s of the changes occuring in the Update to the Pharmaceutical Schedule. Download the latest version 2010-08 GP Newsletter (2 pages, 98 KB)
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Schedule Database - The Schedule database is also available to software developers. Click here or contact 
John Geering for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Refer to our Frequently Asked Questions if you have any questions about medicine subsidies.
Notification of Product Changes
To notify PHARMAC of any product changes, please use the Notification of Product Changes (2 pages, 144 KB) form.
Page current as of 01 Aug 2010
Linked documents
Pharmaceutical Schedule, August 2010 (224 pages, 1253 KB)
r August 2010 Volume 17 Number 2 Editors Kaye Wilson & Scott Brydon email: schedule@pharmac.govt.nz Telephone +64 4 460 4990 Facsimile +64 4 460 4995 Level 9, 40 Mercer Street PO Box 10 254 Wellington Freephone Information Line 0800 66…
Pharmaceutical Schedule - effective 1 August 2010 (226 pages, 1337 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency August 2010 New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule August 2010 Volume 17 Number 2 Editors Kaye Wilson & Scott Brydon email: schedule@pharmac.govt.nz Telephone +64 4 460 4990 Facsimile +64 4 460 4995 Level 9, 40 Mercer Street PO Box…
Schedule Update - effective 1 August 2010 (82 pages, 867 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency Update New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule Effective 1 August 2010 Cumulative for May, June, July and August 2010 Section H for August 2010 Contents Summary of PHARMAC decisions effective 1 August 2010 …. 3 Changes to various dispensing…
Section H - effective 1 July 2010 (74 pages, 487 KB)
SVN Revision: 6999:7072 Date: 28/6/2010 User: geeringj on dell-ext509 AiTEX Hospital Pharmaceuticals July 2010 Editors Kaye Wilson & Scott Brydon email: schedule@pharmac.govt.nz Telephone +64 4 460 4990 Facsimile +64 4 460 4995 Level 9, 40 Mercer Street PO Box 10…
2010-08 Schedule Dispatch (2 pages, 144 KB)
16 July 2010 August 2010 Pharmaceutical Schedule Dispatch This document is provided to pharmacists as an early notification of the changes to be announced in the August 2010 Update to the Pharmaceutical Schedule. Please notify PHARMAC (0800 66 00 50)…
2010-08 GP Newsletter (2 pages, 98 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency GP Newsletter PHARMAC Schedule Changes July 2010 Topical acne treatment subsidised July 2010 ReTrieve (tretinoin) cream (0.5 mg per g), 50 g will be fully subsidised from 1 July 2010. ReTrieve will have a maximum subsidised quantity…
Notification of Product Changes (2 pages, 144 KB)
Pharmacists rely on the information provided by the Pharmacy Guild’s ‘Premiums Guide’, and PHARMAC’s ‘Pharmaceutical Schedule’ and ‘Monthly Update’. This is why information for these publications must be accurate and received within the given timeframes...
