Schedule Dispatches
Schedule dispatches give a summary of changes coming out in the next month.
This is an early notification of the changes to be announced in the Update to the Pharmaceutical Schedule.
The full Update is available as a PDF(external link)
The changes will be published in the online Schedule around the 23rd of this month and are effective from next month.
For any questions about these listing changes or the Pharmaceutical Schedule in general, email us at enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz
New Listings
- Fexofenadine hydrochloride (Telfast) tab 60 mg (p’code 2701405)
- Heparin sodium (Pfizer) inj 5,000 iu per ml, 5 ml ampoule (p’code 2339889)
- Imiquimod (Padagis) crm 5%, 250 mg sachet (p’code 2715775)
- Levocabastine (Livostin) eye drops 0.5 mg per ml, 4 ml OP (p’code 2712571)
- Lidocaine [lignocaine] hydrochloride (Xylocaine Viscous) oral (gel) soln 2%, 200 ml (p’code 290513)
- Metoclopramide hydrochloride (Medsurge) inj 5 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule – Up to 5 inj available on a PSO (p’code 2690497)
- Olanzapine (Zypine) tab 10 mg – Safety medicine; prescriber may determine dispensing frequency (p’code 2439875)
- Pharmacy services (BSF Allegron) brand switch fee – may only be claimed once per patient (p’code 2715740)
- Pharmacy services (Paxlovid fee) paxlovid fee (Pharmacist initiated) (p’code 2714647)
- Risperidone (Risperon) oral liq 1 mg per ml, 100 ml – Safety medicine; prescriber may determine dispensing frequency (p’code 2662396)
Changes to restrictions, chemical names and presentations
- Nortriptyline hydrochloride (Allegron and Norpress) tab 10 mg and 25 mg – addition of brand switch fee
- Ticagrelor (Ticagrelor Sandoz) tab 90 mg – amended Special Authority criteria
- Vigabatrin (Sabril) powder for oral soln 500 mg per sachet – addition of s29 and wastage claimable
Increased subsidy
|
Chemical |
Presentation |
Fully subsidised brands |
|---|---|---|
|
Coal tar |
Soln BP, 200 ml |
Midwest |
|
Compound hydroxybenzoate |
Soln, 100 ml |
Midwest |
|
Ethinyloestradiol with levonorgestrel |
Tab 20 mcg with levonorgestrel 100 mcg and 7 inert tablets Tab 30 mcg with levonorgestrel 150 mcg and 7 inert tablets |
Lo-Oralcon 20 ED
Oralcon 30 ED |
|
Glycerin with sodium saccharin |
Suspension, 473 ml |
Ora-Sweet SF |
|
Glycerin with sucrose |
Suspension, 473 ml |
Ora-Sweet |
|
Menthol |
Crystals, 25 g and 100 g |
MidWest |
|
Methyl hydroxybenzoate |
Powder, 25 g |
Midwest |
|
Methylcellulose |
Powder, 100 g Suspension, 473 ml |
MidWest Ora-Plus |
|
Methylcellulose with glycerin and sodium saccharin |
Suspension, 473 ml |
Ora-Blend SF |
|
Methylcellulose with glycerin and sucrose |
Suspension, 473 ml |
Ora-Blend |
|
Omeprazole |
Powder, 5 g |
Midwest |
|
Phenobarbitone sodium |
Powder, 10 g |
MidWest |
|
Propylene glycol |
Liq, 500 ml |
Midwest |
|
Salicylic acid |
Powder, 250 g |
Midwest |
|
Sertraline |
Tab 50 mg and 100 mg |
Setrona |
|
Sodium bicarbonate |
Powder BP, 500 g |
Midwest |
|
Syrup (pharmaceutical grade) |
Liq, 500 ml |
Midwest |