Ensure Plus: New packaging
In late August 2024, Abbott advised that it is changing the packaging of its Ensure Plus oral nutritional supplement.
Affected product
All four flavours of Abbott's Ensure Plus liquid oral feed are changing from tetrapaks to plastic bottles. The contents remain the same recipes, same flavours, and same nutritional values.
Schedule listing for current tetrapaks(external link)
When will this happen
Abbott advises that the bottles started replacing tetrapaks during September 2024. Pharmac listed the new pharmacodes for the bottles from 1 October 2024.
Key differences
Ensure Plus will be:
- available in a bottle with a twist-off cap
- recyclable (please check with your local recycling rules)
- free of plastic straws
- available in a carton size of 30 units instead of 27 units.
Information for pharmacists
Abbott have asked that pharmacies start ordering these products using their the new codes.
| Flavour | Tetrapak Pharmacode | Bottle Pharmacode |
|---|---|---|
| Banana | 234885 | 2688808 |
| Chocolate | 234680 | 2688786 |
| Fruit of the forest | 234893 | 2688816 |
| Vanilla | 234672 | 2688794 |
We have developed an A5 flier to support discussions with affected people.
- Ensure Plus packaging change [PDF 132 KB]
Who to contact
If you have any questions, or to request some samples of Ensure Plus, contact your local Abbott Nutrition Key Account Manager, the Abbott Customer Service Team on 0800 737 115 or their Medical Information team at medicalinformation@abbott.com
If you have questions about the funding of this product, email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz
Please include as much information as you can about the product (presentation, brand, pharmacode) and who your wholesaler is.
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