Summaries of the Section H (HML) update

Each month we issue a summary of the HML update. The table on this page gives a preview of the upcoming changes.

The table on this page gives a preview of the upcoming changes that will be announced in next month’s Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

The changes will be published in the Online HML(external link) around the 23^rd 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.

16 July 2026 - preview of changes for August 2026

Pharmaceutical	Change
Amikacin (Medsurge) inj 250 mg per ml, 2 ml vial	new listing (p’code 2664364)
Amino acid formula (Alfamino) powder 13.3 g protein, 57 g carbohydrate and 24.6 g fat per 100 g, can	Pharmacode 2632187 delisted 1 August 2026
Aztreonam (Aztreonam (Fresenius Kabi)) inj 1 g vial	new listing (p’code 2733854)
Diatrizoate meglumine with sodium amidotrizoate Inj 260 mg with sodium amidotrizoate 40 mg per ml, 250 ml bottle (Urografin) Oral liq 660 mg per ml with sodium amidotrizoate 100 mg per ml, 100 ml bottle (Gastrografin)	delisted 1 August 2026
Erythromycin (as lactobionate)	new listing Inj 500 mg vial (Eritrotex) (p’code 2734117) Inj 1 g vial (Amdipharm) (p’code 2734125)
Granisetron inj 1 mg per ml, 3 ml ampoule	Brand change Granisetron-AFT – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2437635) Deva to be delisted 1 January 2027
Ifosfamide with mesna (Ifomid – M) inj 2 g vial with mesna 3 x 100 mg per ml, 4 ml ampoule	new listing (p’code 2734753)
Ketamine (Ketalar) inj 100 mg per ml, 2 ml vial	addition of PSS
Lenalidomide (Viatris) (Lenalidomide Viatris) cap 25 mg	Pharmacode 2673568 to be delisted 1 January 2027
Low electrolyte oral feed 2 kcal/ml (Renilon 7.5 (apricot) and (caramel)) liquid 7.5 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate and 10 g fat per 100 ml, 125 ml carton	new Pharmacode listing Renilon 7.5 (apricot) (p’code 2734265) Renilon 7.5 (caramel) (p’code 2734273)
Oestradiol valerate (Progynova)	new Pharmacode listing Tab 1 mg (p’code 2734761) Tab 2 mg (p’code 2734788)
Parecoxib (Parecoxib Juno) inj 40 mg vial	delisted 1 August 2026
Promethazine hydrochloride (DBL Promethazine Hydrochloride) inj 25 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule	amended brand name
Propranolol (Propranolol LA Lupin) cap long-acting 160 mg	new listing (p’code 2734214)
Rituximab (Riximyo) inj 10 mg per ml, 10 ml vial and inj 10 mg per ml, 50 ml vial	amended restriction criteria
Tetracycline (Tetracycline AA) cap 250 mg	new listing (p’code 2734575)

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