Key terms
Containered trade product pack (CTPP)
Containered trade product pack (CTPP) is the level of NZMT coding applied to medicines listed in the Pharmaceutical Schedule.
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
GS1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), sometimes required for listing medicines on the Pharmaceutical Schedule. This is required for medical devices (where appropriate).
GS1 Global Trade Item Number | GS1.org(external link)
New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS)
New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) website where across Government procurement opportunities are tendered.
New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service | GETS.govt.nz(external link)
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the public health agency responsible for delivering healthcare services across New Zealand.
Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Invitation to Tender (ITT) is the annual Tender process Pharmac runs to invite suppliers to bid for certain pharmaceutical supply agreements in New Zealand.
Medsafe
Medsafe is the regulator responsible for assessing the safety and efficacy of medicines. Operates independently of Pharmac.
Notification of Product Change Form (NOPC)
A Notification of Product Change Form (NOPC) contains information that is required to finalise the listing of a community pharmaceutical or a hospital medicine in the Pharmaceutical Schedule.
New Zealand Medicines Terminology (NZMT)
New Zealand Medicines Terminology (NZMT) is the standard code system used to identify every medicine in the New Zealand Universal List of Medicines.
New Zealand Universal List of Medicines
The New Zealand Universal List of Medicines is a database of medicines information.
Pharmaceutical Schedule
The Pharmaceutical Schedule provides a list of all the medicines and therapeutic products that Pharmac has approved for funding. It also lists medical devices used in public hospitals.
See the Pharmaceutical Schedule
Pharmacode
A Pharmacode is a unique six or seven digit identifier assigned to a pharmaceutical by the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand. Medicine suppliers must apply to the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand to receive a Pharmacode for each presentation of their pharmaceutical before it is listed.
Request for Proposals (RFP)
Request for Proposals (RFP) are competitive procurement processes that are released by our Procurement Team on:
Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) | Procurement.govt.nz(external link)
Supplier product code
A supplier product code is a unique code allocated to the medical device.
Web Assisted Notification of Devices (WAND)
Medical devices must be notified to the WAND database in order to be legally supplied in New Zealand.
Web Assisted Notification of Devices (WAND) Database | medsafe.govt.nz(external link)