Apotex medicines in New Zealand
Apotex has announced that it is leaving the New Zealand market.
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Apotex has announced that it is leaving the New Zealand market.
Apotex make generic medicines. There are other manufacturers that also make most of the generic medicines Apotex currently supplies. PHARMAC is working with these suppliers to ensure New Zealanders can continue to access the medicines they need.
What will happen to my medicine?
Most likely, your medicine will still be available. But you might need to use a different brand.
If PHARMAC can’t get a different brand of your existing medicine, you will need to talk to your doctor about moving to a suitable alternative treatment.
As we find replacements, we’ll let doctors and pharmacists know. We’ll also put information for you on our website.
We know that changing your medicine can be disruptive. We’re working hard to keep this to a minimum. Thank you for your understanding.
What PHARMAC is doing
We have already found alternatives for some medicines. PHARMAC asked suppliers whether they could supply another brand for the remaining Apotex medicines.
PHARMAC makes these types of changes to medicines quite commonly. All changes will be communicated to your doctor and pharmacist. We’ll also have information for you on our website.
What are the affected medicines
Most Apotex medicines will continue to be available during 2021. For some, we already have replacement plans underway.
First half of 2021
|
Chemical |
Brand |
Presentation |
Pharmacode |
Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bromocriptine mesylate |
Apo-Bromocriptine |
Tab 2.5 mg |
793086 |
No new patients to start on Apo-Bromocriptine from 1 March 2021 |
|
Escitalopram |
Escitalopram-Apotex |
Tab 10 mg |
2522241 |
Brand: Ethics |
|
Tab 20 mg |
2522268 |
Brand: Ethics |
||
|
Perindopril |
Apo-Perindopril |
Tab 2 mg |
2437147 |
Brand: Coversyl |
| Read about the brand change for Apo-Perindopril | Tab 4 mg |
2437155 |
TBC |
|
|
Prednisone |
Apo-Prednisone |
Tab 2.5 mg |
695459 |
TBC |
|
Timolol |
Apo-Timol |
Tab 10 mg |
750727 |
Apo-Timol tab 10 mg is being discontinued. |
Late 2021
|
Chemical |
Brand |
Presentation |
Pharmacode |
Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Azithromycin |
Apo-Azithromycin |
Tab 500 mg |
2405318 |
TBC |
|
Tab 250 mg |
2405296 |
TBC |
||
|
Ciclopirox olamine |
Apo-Ciclopirox |
Nail-soln 8% |
2401797 |
TBC |
|
Clarithromycin |
Apo-Clarithromycin |
Tab 500 mg |
2385511 |
TBC |
|
Tab 250 mg |
2385503 |
TBC |
||
|
Clomipramine hydrochloride |
Apo-Clomipramine |
Tab 25 mg |
2289830 |
TBC |
|
Tab 10 mg |
2289822 |
TBC |
||
|
Deferiprone |
Ferriprox |
Oral liq 100 mg per 1 ml |
2369524 |
Brand: Ferriprox |
|
Tab 500 mg |
2369532 |
Brand: Ferriprox |
||
|
Diclofenac sodium |
Apo-Diclo SR |
Tab long-acting 100 mg |
2025760 |
TBC |
|
Tab long-acting 75 mg |
2025752 |
TBC |
||
|
Diltiazem hydrochloride |
Apo-Diltiazem CD |
Cap long-acting 240 mg |
2401827 |
TBC |
|
Cap long-acting 120 mg |
2401800 |
TBC |
||
|
Cap long-acting 180 mg |
2401819 |
TBC |
||
|
Doxazosin |
Apo-Doxazosin |
Tab 2 mg |
2261502 |
TBC |
|
Tab 4 mg |
2261510 |
TBC |
||
|
Folic acid |
Apo-Folic Acid |
Tab 5 mg |
304131 |
TBC |
|
Tab 0.8 mg |
2025736 |
TBC |
||
|
Furosemide [Frusemide] |
Apo-Furosemide |
Tab 40 mg |
2565781 |
TBC |
|
Gabapentin |
Apo-Gabapentin |
Cap 100 mg |
2540754 |
TBC |
|
Cap 300 mg |
2540762 |
TBC |
||
|
Cap 400 mg |
2540770 |
TBC |
||
|
Megestrol acetate |
Apo-Megestrol |
Tab 160 mg |
2261499 |
TBC |
|
Metformin hydrochloride |
Apotex |
Tab immediate-release 500 mg |
2400995 |
TBC |
|
Tab immediate-release 850 mg |
2401002 |
TBC |
||
|
Metoprolol tartrate |
Apo-Metoprolol |
Tab 100 mg |
2499754 |
TBC |
|
Tab 50 mg |
2499746 |
TBC |
||
|
Mirtazapine |
Apo-Mirtazapine |
Tab 30 mg |
2486164 |
TBC |
|
Tab 45 mg |
2486172 |
TBC |
||
|
Nadolol |
Apo-Nadolol |
Tab 40 mg |
787493 |
TBC |
|
Tab 80 mg |
787515 |
TBC |
||
|
Oxybutynin |
Apo-Oxybutynin |
Oral liq 5 mg per 5 ml |
340413 |
TBC |
|
Tab 5 mg |
2110431 |
TBC |
||
|
Pindolol |
Apo-Pindolol |
Tab 10 mg |
748358 |
TBC |
|
Tab 15 mg |
748374 |
TBC |
||
|
Tab 5 mg |
748366 |
TBC |
||
|
Prazosin |
Apo-Prazosin |
Tab 2 mg |
2453398 |
TBC |
|
Tab 1 mg |
2453371 |
TBC |
||
|
Tab 5 mg |
2453401 |
TBC |
||
|
Prednisone |
Apo-Prednisone |
Tab 20 mg |
374466 |
TBC |
|
Tab 1 mg |
665762 |
TBC |
||
|
Tab 5 mg |
304328 |
TBC |
||
| Tab 2.5 mg | 695459 | TBC | ||
|
Primidone |
Apo-Primidone |
Tab 250 mg |
2049015 |
TBC |
|
Propranolol |
Apo-Propranolol |
Tab 10 mg |
2525941 |
TBC |
|
Tab 40 mg |
2525968 |
TBC |
||
|
Pyridoxine hydrochloride |
Apo-Pyridoxine |
Tab 50 mg |
304379 |
TBC |
|
Selegiline |
Apo-Selegiline |
Tab 5 mg |
2374420 |
TBC |
|
Sumatriptan |
Apo-Sumatriptan |
Tab 100 mg |
2519631 |
TBC |
|
Tab 50 mg |
2519623 |
TBC |
||