Chlortalidone: Supply issue resolved

Last Updated: 7 January 2021

Supply issue Active

Funded Medsafe-approved chlortalidone is back in New Zealand.

As at 7 January 2021, Medsafe-approved chlortalidone has arrived and been released.

If you have questions about supply, contact your wholesaler.

10 December 2020 Original notice of stock issue

The out of stock is caused by capacity issues at the manufacture.

The supplier, AFT, have sourced an alternative brand of chlortalidone tab 25mg, Irgoton. Irgoton is not approved by Medsafe and must be supplied under section 29 of the Medicines Act.

The Igroton brand of chlortalidone tab 25 mg will be listed from Monday 14 December 2020. Note the online Schedule won't be updated until 1 January 2021.

Chemical and presentation	Brand	Pack Size	Subsidy and price (ex-man., ex. GST)	Pharmacode
Chlortalidone [chlorthalidone] tab 25 mg	Igroton	30	$3.90	2423227

Igroton tab 25 mg is not currently registered in NZ, so will be supplied under section 29 and wastage will apply.
Chlortalidone tablets are on monthly (non-stat) dispensing, this will continue to apply.

RxOne users: the new listings and changes will be automatically updated by RxOne. If for some unforeseen circumstance it does not happen, please refer to the e-Noticeboard on the RxOne Home Screen for instructions.

TONIQ users: the new listings and changes will automatically be updated in Toniq medicine databases from the effective date.

Please note that Ministry of Health Sector Operations Group will be unable to process claims for December 2020 dispensing of the above listings. Pharmacies can either hold these claims until January 2021 OR reclaim them in January 2021 when they are rejected for payment in December 2020 claims.