February 2020 tender notification - AMENDED
PHARMAC has resolved to award tenders for Sole Subsidised Supply Status and Hospital Supply Status for some products included in the 2019/20 Invitation to Tender, dated 1 November 2019.
Some of the pharmaceuticals that will be delisted when the period of Sole Subsidised Supply/Hospital Supply Status commences may be subject to existing listing contracts with PHARMAC. Suppliers of pharmaceuticals that are subject to such contracts should continue to supply their pharmaceuticals under those contracts. PHARMAC will continue to subsidise those pharmaceuticals accordingly until such time as those pharmaceuticals are delisted.
Notification of Product Changes (NOPC) forms, Containered Trade Product Pack (CTPP) codes and Pharmacodes
Please note that for any changes (price change, pack size change, new listing etc) to be effective in the Pharmaceutical Schedule (including Section H), suppliers are required to notify any changes to PHARMAC and the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand by:
- For new listings, by 4pm on the 13 March 2020 or the 5th of the month prior to listing, whichever is earlier
- For price changes, by 4pm on the 12th of the month prior to the date of subsidy change
PHARMAC cannot list a product (and pharmacies cannot claim) without this information.
More information about this process and NOPC forms can be found on our website.
Suppliers are required to ensure that a Pharmacode has been obtained from the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand(external link) and that a CTPP code has been obtained from the New Zealand Universal List of Medicines(external link). Pharmacodes and CTPP codes must be provided to PHARMAC by the 5th of the month prior to the date of listing, or 10 business days following the market notification date (whichever is earliest). PHARMAC cannot list a product (and pharmacies cannot claim) without the correct Pharmacode.
Tender results - amended 10/3/2020 [PDF, 280 KB]
2019/20 Tender – Sole Subsidised Supply Status or Hospital Supply Status applies until 30 June 2023
CORRECTION to February 2020 tender notification: in bold and strikethrough
Community pharmaceutical tenders – Section B of the Pharmaceutical Schedule
1. Tenders awarded to currently listed pharmaceuticals where no other brand is listed.
The decisions were as follows:
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current |
New |
Sole supply brand (Supplier) |
Date of subsidy change |
Sole Subsidised Supply date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Acitretin |
Cap 10 mg, 60 capsule, blister pack |
$17.86 |
$17.86 |
Novatretin (Douglas) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Acitretin |
Cap 25 mg, 60 capsule blister pack |
$41.36 |
$41.36 |
Novatretin (Douglas) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Amorolfine |
Nail soln 5%, 5 ml OP bottle |
$15.59 |
$14.93 |
MycoNail (AFT) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Atropine sulphate |
Eye drops 1%, 15 ml OP dropper bottle |
$17.36 |
$17.36 |
Atropt (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Budesonide |
Metered aqueous nasal spray, 50 mcg per dose, 200 dose OP |
$2.59 |
$2.54 |
SteroClear (AFT) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Budesonide |
Metered aqueous nasal spray bottle, 100 mcg per Dose, 200 dose OP |
$2.87 |
$2.84 |
SteroClear (AFT) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Docusate sodium |
Tab 120 mg, 100 tablet, bottle |
$3.13 |
$3.13 |
Coloxyl (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Docusate sodium |
Tab 50 mg, 100 tablet, bottle |
$2.31 |
$2.31 |
Coloxyl (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Donepezil hydrochloride |
|
$4.34 |
$4.34 |
Donepezil-Rex (Rex Medical) |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Donepezil hydrochloride |
Tab 10 mg, 90 tablet, |
$6.64 |
$6.64 |
Donepezil-Rex (Rex Medical) |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Ezetimibe |
Tab 10 mg, 30 tablet, blister pack |
$2.00 |
$1.95 |
EzetimibeSandoz (Novartis) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Glucagon hydrochloride |
Inj 1 mg syringe kit, 1 powder for injection |
$32.00 |
$32.00 |
Glucagen Hypokit (Novo) |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Glycerol |
Liq BP, 500 ml, bottle |
$3.28 |
$3.23 |
healthE Glycerol BP (Jaychem) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Hydrocortisone and paraffin liquid |
Lotn 1% with paraffin liquid 15.9% and lanolin 0.6%, 250 ml, bottle |
$10.57 |
$10.57 |
DP Lotn HC (Douglas) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Hyoscine butylbromide |
Inj 20 mg, 1 ml, 5 glass ampoule pack |
$9.57 |
$6.35 |
Buscopan (Sanofi) |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Hyoscine butylbromide |
Tab 10 mg, 100 tablet blister pack |
$8.75 |
$6.35 |
Buscopan (Sanofi) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Levonorgestrel |
Subdermal implant (2 x 75 mg rods), 1 treatment pack |
$106.92 |
$106.92 |
Jadelle (Bayer) |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Macrogol 3350 with potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride |
Powder for oral soln 13.125 g with potassium chloride 46.6 mg, sodium bicarbonate 178.5 mg and sodium chloride 350.7 mg, 30 sachet, carton |
$6.78 |
$6.70 |
Molaxole (Mylan) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Mebeverine hydrochloride |
Tab 135 mg, 90 tablet blister pack |
$18.00 |
$9.20 |
Colofac (Mylan) |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Mesalazine |
Tab long-acting 500 mg, 100 tablet blister pack |
$59.05 |
$56.10 |
Pentasa (Pharmaco) |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Methotrexate |
Inj 100 mg per ml, 50 ml vial, 1 vial pack |
$79.99 |
$79.99 |
Methotrexate Ebewe (Novartis) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Methlyprednisolone aceponate |
Oint 0.1 %, 15 g OP tube |
$4.95 |
$4.46 |
Advantan (Seqirus) |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Methylprednisolone aceponate |
Crm 0.1%, 15 g OP tube |
$4.95 |
$4.46 |
Advantan (Seqirus) |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Metoclopramide hydrochloride* |
Tab 10 mg, 100 tablet, blister pack |
$1.30 |
$1.30 |
Metoclopramide Actavis 10 (Teva) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Moxifloxacin |
Tab 400 mg, 5 tablet, blister pack |
$52.00 |
$42.00 |
Avelox (Bayer) |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Nystatin |
Oral liq 100,000 u per ml, 24 ml OP, bottle |
$1.95 |
$1.76 |
Nilstat (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Nystatin |
Vaginal crm 100,000 u per 5 g with applicator(s), 75 g OP, tube |
$4.45 |
$4.00 |
Nilstat (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Oestriol |
Crm 1 mg per g with applicator, 15 g OP, tube |
$6.62 |
$6.62 |
Ovestin (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Oestriol |
Pessaries 500 mcg, 15 pessary, blister pack |
$6.86 |
$6.86 |
Ovestin (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Oestriol |
Tab 2 mg, 30 tablet blister pack |
$7.00 |
$7.00 |
Ovestin (Aspen Pharma) |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Pyridoxine hydrochloride |
Tab 25 mg, 90 tablet, bottle |
$2.70 |
$2.70 |
Vitamin B6 25 (ADE) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Rizatriptan |
Tab orodispersible 10 mg, 30 tablet, blister pack |
$5.26 |
$3.65 |
Rizamelt (Mylan) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Sodium citro-tartrate |
Grans eff 4 g sachets, 28 sachet, box |
$2.34 |
$2.22 |
Ural (Aspen Pharma) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Tramadol hydrochloride |
Tab sustained-release 100 mg, 20 tablet blister |
$1.55 |
$1.52 |
Tramal SR 100 (Seqirus) |
1 August 2020 |
1 November 2020 |
|
Tramadol hydrochloride |
Tab sustained-release 150 mg, 20 tablet, blister |
$2.10 |
$2.10 |
Tramal SR 150 (Seqirus) |
1 August 2020 |
1 November 2020 |
|
Tramadol hyrdochloride |
Tab sustained-relsease 200 mg, 20 tablet, blister |
$2.75 |
$2.75 |
Tramal SR 200 (Seqirus) |
1 August 2020 |
1 November 2020 |
|
Ursodeoxycholic acid |
Cap 250 mg, 100 capsule blister pack |
$37.95 |
$32.95 |
Ursosan (Boucher) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Vancomycin |
Inj 500 mg vial, 1 vial, vial |
$2.37 |
$2.35 |
Mylan (Mylan) |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
* This product will be supplied at the Price from the 1st day of the month prior to the listing date, as per Schedule 5, clause 3.1 (b)(II) of the 2019/20 Invitation To Tender. |
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2. Tenders awarded to pharmaceuticals where at least one other brand is listed.
The decisions were as follows:
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current |
New |
Sole supply brand (Supplier) |
Date of listing |
Sole Subsidised Supply date |
Brand (Supplier) affected by delisting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gemcitabine hydrochloride |
Inj 10 mg per ml, 100 ml vial |
$15.89 |
$15.89 |
Gemcitabine Ebewe (Novartis) |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
Eli Lilly (Gemzar) |
|
Povidone iodine |
Oint 10%, 65 g, tube |
$3.27 (per 25 g) |
$7.40 (per 65 g) |
Betadine (Sanofi) |
1 May 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
Betadine (Sanofi) |
Hospital pharmaceutical tenders – Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule
The decisions were as follows:
3. Tenders awarded to currently listed pharmaceuticals where no other brand is listed.
| Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current |
New |
Hospital supply brand (Supplier) |
DV |
Listing date |
Hospital Supply Status date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Acitretin |
Cap 10 mg, 60 capsule, blister pack |
$17.86 |
$17.86 |
Novatretin (Douglas) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Acitretin |
Cap 25 mg, 60 capsule |
$41.36 |
$41.36 |
Novatretin (Douglas) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Amorolfine |
Nail soln 5%, 5 ml bottle |
$15.59 |
$14.93 |
MycoNail (AFT) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Atropine sulphate |
Eye drops 1%, 15 ml |
$17.36 |
$17.36 |
Atropt (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Budesonide |
Nasal spray, 50 mcg per |
$2.59 |
$2.54 |
SteroClear (AFT) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Budesonide |
Nasal spray bottle, 100 mcg |
$2.87 |
$2.84 |
SteroClear (AFT) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Docusate sodium |
Tab 50 mg, 100 tablet, |
$2.31 |
$2.31 |
Coloxyl (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Docusate sodium |
Tab 120 mg, 100 tablet, |
$3.13 |
$3.13 |
Coloxyl (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Donepezil hydrochloride |
Tab 10 mg, 90 tablet, bottle |
$6.64 |
$6.64 |
Donepezil-Rex (Rex Medical) |
1% |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Donepezil hydrochloride |
Tab 5 mg, 90 tablet, bottle |
$4.34 |
$4.34 |
Donepezil-Rex (Rex Medical) |
1% |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Emulsifying ointment |
Oint BP, 100 g, pot |
$1.84 |
$1.84 |
healthE (Jaychem) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Ephedrine |
Inj 30 mg per ml, 1 ml |
$36.04 |
$30.63 |
Max Health (Max Health) |
1 % |
1 July 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Ezetimibe |
Tab 10 mg, 30 tablet, blister pack |
$2.00 |
$1.95 |
Ezetimib Sandoz (Novartis) |
1 % |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Glucagon hydrochloride |
Inj 1 mg syringe kit, 1 powder for injection |
$32.00 |
$32.00 |
Glucagen Hypokit (Novo) |
1% |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Glycerol |
Liq BP, 500 ml, bottle |
$3.28 |
$3.23 |
healthE Glycerol BP (Jaychem) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Hydrocortisone and paraffin liquid and lanolin |
Lotn 1% with paraffin liquid 15.9% and lanolin 0.6%, 250 ml, bottle |
$10.57 |
$10.57 |
DP Lotn HC (Douglas) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Hyoscine butylbromide |
Inj 20 mg, 1 ml, 5ml, glass |
|
$6.35 |
Buscopan (Sanofi) |
1% |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Hyoscine butylbromide |
Tab 10 mg, 100 tablet blister pack |
|
$6.35 |
Buscopan (Sanofi) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Levonorgestrel |
Subdermal implant 1 treatment pack |
$106.92 |
$106.92 |
Jadelle |
1% |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Macrogol 3350 with potassium |
Powder for oral soln |
$6.78 |
$6.70 |
Molaxole (Mylan) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Mebeverine hydrochloride |
Tab 135 mg, 90 tablet blister pack |
$18.00 |
$9.20 |
Colofac (Mylan) |
1% |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Mesalazine |
Tab long-acting 500 mg, |
$59.05 |
$56.10 |
Pentasa (Pharmaco) |
1% |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
|
Methotrexate |
Inj 100 mg per ml, 50 ml |
$79.99 |
$79.99 |
Methotrexate Ebewe (Novartis) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Methlyprednisolone aceponate |
Oint 0.1 %, 15 g tube |
$4.95 |
$4.46 |
Advantan (Seqirus) |
1% |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Methylprednisolone aceponate |
Crm 0.1%, 15 g tube |
$4.95 |
$4.46 |
Advantan (Seqirus) |
1% |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Metoclopramide hydrochloride |
Tab 10 mg, 100 tablet, |
$1.30 |
$1.30 |
Metoclopramide Actavis 10 (Teva) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Moxifloxacin |
Tab 400 mg, 5 tablet, blister pack |
$52.00 |
$42.00 |
Avelox (Bayer) |
1% |
1 September 2020 |
1 December 2020 |
|
Nystatin |
Oral liq 100,000 u per ml |
$1.95 |
$1.76 |
Nilstat (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Nystatin |
Vaginal crm 100,000 u per |
$4.45 |
$4.00 |
Nilstat (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Oestriol |
Crm 1 mg per g with applicator, 15 g, tube |
$6.62 |
$6.62 |
Ovestin (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Oestriol |
Pessaries 500 mcg, 15 pessary, blister pack |
$6.86 |
$6.86 |
Ovestin (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Pyridoxine hydrochloride |
Tab 25 mg, 90 tablet, bottle |
$2.70 |
$2.70 |
Vitamin B6 25 (ADE) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Remifentanil |
Inj 1 mg vial, 5 vial, 1 vial |
$13.95 |
$13.95 |
Remifentanil-AFT (AFT) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 Ocotber 2020 |
|
Remifentanil |
Inj 2 mg vial, 5 vial, vial pack |
$19.95 |
$19.95 |
Remifentanil-AFT (AFT) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Rizatriptan |
Tab orodispersible 10 mg, 30 tablet, blister pack |
$5.26 |
$3.65 |
Rizamelt (Mylan) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Sodium citro-tartrate |
Grans eff 4 g sachets, 28 sachet, box |
$2.34 |
$2.22 |
Ural (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Tramadol hydrochloride |
Inj 50 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule |
$4.50 | $4.50 |
Tramal 50 (Seqirus) |
1% | 1 July 2020 | 1 October 2020 |
|
Tramadol hydrochloride |
Inj 50 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule |
$4.50 | $3.83 | Tramal 100
(Seqirus) |
1% | 1 July 2020 | 1 October 2020 |
|
Tramadol hydrochloride |
Tab sustained-release |
$1.55 |
$1.52 |
Tramal SR 100 (Seqirus) |
1% |
1 August 2020 |
1 November 2020 |
|
Tramadol hydrochloride |
Tab sustained-release |
$2.10 |
$2.10 |
Tramal SR 150 (Seqirus) |
1% |
1 August 2020 |
1 November 2020 |
|
Tramadol hyrdochloride |
Tab sustained-relsease |
$2.75 |
$2.75 |
Tramal SR 200 (Seqirus) |
1% |
1 August 2020 |
1 November 2020 |
|
Ursodeoxycholic acid |
Cap 250, 100 capsule blister pack |
$37.95 |
$32.95 |
Ursosan (Boucher) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
|
Vancomycin |
Inj 500 mg vial, 1 vial, |
$2.37 |
$2.35 |
Mylan (Mylan) |
1% |
1 July 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
4. Tenders awarded to pharmaceuticals where at least one other brand is listed.
The decisions were as follows:
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current pack price |
New pack price |
Hospital supply brand (Supplier) |
DV |
Listing date |
Hospital Supply Status date |
Brand (Supplier) affected by delisting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Povidone iodine |
Oint 10%, 65 g, tube |
$3.27 |
$7.40 (per 65 g) |
Betadine (Sanofi) (65 g tube) |
1% |
1 May 2020 |
1 October 2020 |
Betadine (Sanofi) (25 g tube) |
5. Tenders awarded to currently listed pharmaceuticals where no brand is listed.
The decisions were as follows:
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
New |
Hospital supply brand |
DV |
Listing date |
Hospital Supply Status date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oestriol |
Tab 2 mg, 30 tablet blister pack |
$7.00 |
Ovestin (Aspen Pharma) |
1% |
1 April 2020 |
1 July 2020 |
Tender declines - Products where no tender is to be awarded for Sole Subsidised Supply Status or Hospital Supply Status
PHARMAC has resolved not to award tenders for Sole Subsidised Supply Status or Hospital Supply Status for the following products listed in:
- the 2019/20 Invitation to Tender, dated 1 November 2019
2019/20 Invitation to Tender
|
Chemical name |
Line item |
|---|---|
|
Ezetimibe (widened access) |
Tab 10 mg |
For products included in the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 Invitation to Tender where no announcement has yet been made, either a decision is still pending or is provisional, subject to the product gaining market approval and being available to supply, and subject to PHARMAC Board (or its delegate) approval. We will keep you informed of any updates regarding such tender products as decisions are made.
If you have any queries regarding this notification, please contact PHARMAC on 0800 66 00 50.