Lamotrigine brand change
Lamotrigine is used to treat epilepsy and some mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder.
- Lamotrigine exceptional circumstances form [DOC 113 KB]
Applications to fund Arrow-Lamotrigine and Lamictal
- Total number of patients: 2,526
- Applications under assessment: 21
- Approved: 2,418
- Declined: 78
- Withdrawn: 9
The number of declined applications has increased because dispensing data indicated that these applications were for people who:
- were not previously on another brand of lamotrigine and for who Logem is an appropriate treatment option or
- had not been prescribed lamotrigine for mental health or epilepsy indications.
> Read the criteria for funding alternative brands of lamotrigine
As at: 14 July 2020
Media releases and OIA responses
Media releases about lamotrigine brand change
- 15 November 2019 – PHARMAC to widen access to the exceptional circumstances process for lamotrigine
- 1 October 2019 – Lamotrigine brand change from today
Responses to Official Information Act requests about lamotrigine
- 24 February 2020 – Information relating to the lamotrigine brand change
- 11 February 2020 – Difference in number of declined lamotrigine exceptional circumstances applications
- 24 December 2019 – Number of exceptional circumstances applications (Note: Latest information is on this page)
- 19 December 2019 – Advice around costs of lamotrigine brand change
- 18 December 2019 – Lamotrigine contingency plan activation
- 17 December 2019 – Lamotrigine NPPA change
- 18 November 2019 – Venlafaxine and lamotrigine NPPA data
- 6 November 2019 – Lamotrigine safety
Details of the decision process
- 11 April 2019 – Decision to move to one funded brand of lamotrigine (Logem)
- 7 February 2019 – Advice from the Joint Neurology and Mental Health PTAC subcommittee [PDF, 194 KB]
- 26 October 2018 – Update on proposal to move to one funded brand of lamotrigine (Logem)
- 22 August 2018 – Proposal to move to one funded brand of lamotrigine (Logem)
- 14 June 2018 – Request for proposals (RFP): Supply of lamotrigine chewable/dispersible tablets