Schedule Dispatches

October 2026 New Listings

• Aflibercept (Eylea) inj 40 mg per ml, 0.1 ml vial – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy – new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2737876)
• Betahistine dihydrochloride (Serc) tab 16 mg (p’code 2712393)
• Candesartan cilexetil (Candesarten Viatris) tab 32 mg (p’code 2735164)
• Cyclopentolate hydrochloride (Minims Cyclopentolate) eye drops 1%, single dose, 20 dose (p’code 2603160)
• Dapsone (Dapsomed) tab 50 mg (p’code 2734621) and 100 mg (p’code 2736276) – Retail pharmacy-Specialist – No patient co-payment payable
• Dimethicone (EVARA Dimethicone10% Cream) crm 10% pump bottle, 480 g OP (p’code 2732904)
• Entecavir (Entecavir Sandoz) tab 0.5 mg (p’code 2549301)
• Ezetimibe with simvastatin tab 10 mg with simvastatin 10 mg (Vytorin) (p’code 2735539), tab 10 mg with simvastatin 20 mg (Ezetimibe Simvastatin Viatris) (p’code 2737205), tab 10 mg with simvastatin 40 mg (Ascend) (p’code 2737884) – s29 and wastage claimable
• Fluconazole (APO Health Fluconazole One) cap 150 mg – s29 (p’code 2735016)
• Methylphenidate hydrochloride (Rubifen LA) cap modified-release 10 mg (p’code 2735075), cap modified-release 20 mg (p’code 2735083), cap modified-release 30 mg (p’code 2735091), cap modified-release 40 mg (p’code 2735105) and cap modified-release 60 mg (p’code 2735113) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy – Only on a controlled drug form – Safety medicine; prescriber may determine dispensing frequency
• Nifedipine (Nifedipine Extended Release (Viatris)) tab long-acting 60 mg – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2736039)
• Pharmacy services (BSF Icatibant Lupin) brand switch fee – may only be claimed once per patient (p’code 2737582)
• Pirfenidone (Pirfenidone Sandoz) tab 801 mg – Retail pharmacy-Specialist – Special Authority (p’code 2735652)
• Povidone iodine oint 10%, 65 g OP (Betadine) – maximum of 130 g per prescription and only on a prescription (p’code 2730618) and skin preparation, povidone iodine 10% with 30% alcohol, 100 ml (Betadine Skin Prep) (p’code 2737388)
• Raltegravir potassium tab 400 mg (Isentress) (p’code 2736004) and tab 600 mg (Isentress HD) (p’code 2736012) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy
• Risperidone (Risperidone Sandoz) tab 1 mg – Safety medicine; prescriber may determine dispensing frequency, s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2693151)
• Sildenafil (Sildenafil (Crescent)) tab 25 mg – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2736020)
• Sumatriptan (Sumatriptan Viatris) tab 50 mg (p’code 2733862) and tab 100 mg (p’code 2733870) – s29 and wastage claimable
• Tropicamide (Minims Tropicamide) eye drops 0.5%, single dose, 20 dose (p’code 307300) and eye drops 1%, single dose, 20 dose (p’code 307319)

Changes to restrictions, chemical names and presentations

• Aqueous cream (Evara) crm, 500 g – addition of note
• Cetomacrogol (Cetomacrogol-AFT) crm BP, 500 g – addition of note
• Cetomacrogol with glycerol (Evara) crm 90% with glycerol 10%, 460 g OP and 920 g OP – addition of note
• Clotrimazole (Clomazol) crm 1%, 20 g OP – addition of note
• Clotrimazole (Clomazol) vaginal crm 1% with applicators, 35 g OP and vaginal crm 2% with applicators, 20 g OP – addition of note
• Dapsone tab 25 mg (Dapsone (Rising) and Dapsone), tab 50 mg and 100 mg (Dapsomed) and tab 100 mg (Dapsone) – removal of note
• Desogestrel (Cerazette) tab 75 mcg – addition of note
• Disopyramide (Rythmodan – Cheplafarm, Rythmodan Neon, Rythmodan (Cheplapharm)) cap 100 mg – amended chemical name
• Efavirenz with emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (TEEVIR) tab 600 mg with emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil 245 mg (300 mg as a fumarate) – removal of s29 and wastage rule
• Emulsifying ointment (Evara Emulsifying Ointment) oint BP, 500 g – addition of note
• Ethinyloestradiol with levonorgestrel tab 20 mcg with levonorgestrel 100 mcg and 7 inert tablets (Lo-Oralcon 20 ED) and tab 30 mcg with levonorgestrel 150 mcg and 7 inert tablets (Oralcon 30 ED) – addition of note
• Ethinyloestradiol with norethisterone tab 35 mcg with norethisterone 1 mg and 7 inert tab (Brevinor 1/28) and tab 35 mcg with norethisterone 500 mcg and 7 inert tab (Norimin) – addition of note
• Flucloxacillin (Staphlex) cap 250 mg and 500 mg – amended PSO quantity
• Fluconazole (Flucazole, Mylan and APO Health Fluconazole One) cap 150 mg – addition of note
• Hydrocortisone (Ethics) crm 1%, 30 g OP – addition of note
• Hydrocortisone (Noumed) crm 1%, 500 g – amended presentation
• Hydrocortisone with miconazole (Micreme H) crm 1% with miconazole nitrate 2%, 15 g OP – addition of note
• Hydrogen peroxide (Crystaderm) crm 1%, 15 g OP – addition of note
• Icatibant (Icatibant Lupin) inj 10 mg per ml, 3 ml prefilled syringe – amended Special Authority criteria
• Influenza vaccine (Influvac Tetra (2026 formulation)) inj 60 mcg in 0.5 ml syringe (quadrivalent vaccine) – amended eligibility criteria
• Levonorgestrel (Microlut) tab 30 mcg – addition of note
• Methylphenidate hydrochloride – amended Special Authority criteria
  • Tab modified-release 18 mg, 27 mg, 36 mg and 54 mg (Methylphenidate Sandoz XR)
  • Tab immediate-release 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg (Rubifen)
  • Tab immediate-release 10 mg (Ritalin)
  • Tab extended-release 18 mg, 27 mg, 36 mg and 54 mg (Methylphenidate ER – Teva)
  • Tab sustained-release 20 mg (Rubifen SR)
  • Cap modified-release 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg and 60 mg (Rubifen LA)
• Miconazole (Decozol) oral gel 20 mg per g, 40 g OP – addition of note
• Miconazole nitrate (Multichem) crm 2%, 15 g OP – addition of note
• Miconazole nitrate (Micreme) vaginal crm 2% with applicator, 40 g OP – addition of note
• Norethisterone (Noriday and Noriday 28) tab 350 mcg – addition of note
• Nystatin (Nilstat) oral liq 100,000 u per ml, 24 ml OP – addition of note
• Nystatin (Nilstat) vaginal crm 100,000 u per 5 g with applicator(s), 75 g OP – addition of note
• Oil in water emulsion (Fatty Emulsion Cream (Evara)) crm, 500 g – addition of note
• Paraffin (EVARA Paraffin Ointment 50/50) oint liquid paraffin 50% with white soft paraffin 50%, 500 g OP – addition of note
• Pegaspargase (Oncaspar) inj 750 iu per ml, 5 ml vial – amended brand name
• Povidone iodine (Riodine) antiseptic solution 10%, 100 ml – addition of note
• Prazosin (APO-Prazosin) tab 1 mg, 2 mg and 5 mg – amended brand name, removal of s29 and wastage rules
• Rizatriptan (Rizatriptan Viatris) tab orodispersible 10 mg – removal of s29 and wastage rule
• Rosuvastatin (Rosuvastatin Mylan, Rosuvastatin Viatris, Rosuvastatin – Sandoz) tab 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg – removal of Special Authority criteria
• Valaciclovir (Valaciclovir Viatris) tab 500 mg – removal of s29 and wastage rule
• Zinc and castor oil (Evara) oint, 500 g – addition of note

Increased Subsidy

Chemical	Presentation	Fully subsidised brands
Diazepam	Tab 2 mg and 5 mg	Arrow-Diazepam
Exemestane	Tab 25 mg	Pfizer Exemestane
Hyoscine hydrobromide	Inj 400 mcg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	Martindale
Latanoprost with timolol	Eye drops 0.005% with timolol 0.5%, 2.5 ml OP	Arrow – Lattim
Loratadine	Oral liq 1 mg per ml, 100 ml	Haylor syrup
Omeprazole	Cap 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg	Omeprazole Teva
Oxycodone hydrochloride	Tab immediate-release 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg	Oxycodone Amneal
Prazosin	Tab 1 mg, 2 mg and 5 mg	APO-Prazosin
Rifampicin	Cap 150 mg Oral liq 100 mg per 5 ml, 60 ml	Rifadin
Roxithromycin	Tab 150 mg and 300 mg	Arrow-Roxithromycin

 Decreased Subsidy

Chemical	Presentation	Fully subsidised brands
Aripiprazole	Tab 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg and 30 mg	Aripiprazole Sandoz
Rosuvastatin	Tab 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg	Rosuvastatin Viatris
Thiotepa	Inj 15 mg vial and 100 mg vial	Tepadina