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 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.

17 July 2025 - preview of changes for August 2025

Pharmaceutical

Change

Azithromycin (Zithromax) tab 500 mg

price increase and addition of PSS

Daunorubicin (Pfizer) inj 18.7 mg vial

new listing (p’code 2710986)

Daunorubicin (Pfizer) inj 2 mg per ml, 10 ml vial

to be delisted 1 January 2026

Dulaglutide (Trulicity) inj 1.5 mg per 0.5 ml prefilled pen

amended restriction criteria

Ephedrine (Ephedrine Juno) inj 3 mg per ml, 10 ml syringe

new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2709015)

Ephedrine (Ephedrine Aguettant) inj 3 mg per ml, 10 ml syringe

brand name change and removal of PSS

Hydrogen peroxide (Crystaderm) crm 1%

Pack size change

  • 15 g - new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2703777)
  • 10 g - to be delisted 1 January 2026

Irinotecan hydrochloride (Accord) inj 20 mg per ml, 25 ml vial

new listing (p’code 2711036)

Ispaghula (Psyllium) husk (Konsyl-D) powder for oral soln

price increase and amended PSS

Ketamine (Ketamine-Baxter) inj 100 mg per ml, 2 ml vial

to be delisted 1 November 2025

Lenalidomide (Viatris) (Lenalidomide Viatris) cap 10 mg

new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2707535)

Liraglutide (Victoza) inj 6 mg per ml, 3 ml prefilled pen

amended restriction criteria

Macrogol 3350 with potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride (Molaxole) powder for oral soln 13.125 g with potassium chloride 46.6 mg, sodium bicarbonate 178.5 mg and sodium chloride 350.7 mg

price increase and amended PSS date

Macrogol 3350 with potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride (Movicol) powder for oral soln 13.125 g with potassium chloride 46.6 mg, sodium bicarbonate 178.5 mg and sodium chloride 350.7 mg

new listing (p’code 2194864)

Mirtazapine (Noumed) tab 30 mg and 45 mg

price decrease and addition of PSS

Pegylated interferon alfa-2a (Pegasys (S29)) inj 135 mcg prefilled syringe

new listing (p’code 2710994)

Riboflavin 5-phosphate inj 0.1% plus hydroxypropryl methylcellulose

new listing

Salbutamol (UK Cipla) nebuliser soln, 1 mg per ml, 2.5 ml ampoule

new listing (p’code 2710811)

Sodium phosphate with phosphoric acid (Fleet Phosphate Enema) enema 10% with phosphoric acid 6.58%

price increase

Valganciclovir (Valganciclovir Viatris) tab 450 mg

amended restriction criteria

Water (Fresenius Kabi) inj 10 ml ampoule

new listing (p’code 2565684)