Feedback on possible brand changes

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Giving feedback on more than one medicine?

You can submit the form multiple times or you can email us your feedback (please use the questions in this form as a guide). 

What support or resources would people using these medicines need if a brand change were to occur?
Select as many as relevant.
What support or resources would healthcare professionals prescribing or dispensing these medicines need if a brand change were to occur?
Select as many as relevant

We consider:

  • the packaging – is it easy to store, is it easy to get into
  • the labelling – is it easy to read and understand and follows the Pharmac labelling guidelines
  • the tablets – is it easy to break along the score lines, are they easy to swallow
  • the taste – will the taste of the medicine deter some people from taking the medicine
  • risk – is it okay for a medicine to have Principal Supply Status 
  • other clinical and technical details

Please add more feedback you may wish to provide. 

This could include:

  • Feedback on the tender
  • Feedback on this consultation
  • How you heard about this consultation
  • How we best get feedback for future consultations
  • Your experiences of previous brand changes for any of the medicines included in this consultation
  • Anything else

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