Funding blood glucose and blood ketone testing products on a PSO
PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of a proposal to fund blood glucose and blood ketone testing products on a PSO from 1 July 2013.
This proposal was the subject of a consultation letter dated 24 May 2013.
In summary, the effect of the decision is that:
- The following blood glucose diagnostic test meters will now also be available on a PSO at a maximum quantity of one meter per PSO:
- CareSens N (Blood glucose diagnostic test meter)
- CareSens N POP (Blood glucose diagnostic test meter)
- CareSens II (Blood glucose diagnostic test meter)
- The following blood glucose diagnostic test strips will now also be available on a PSO at a maximum quantity of 50 test strips (1 x OP) per PSO:
- CareSens N (Blood glucose diagnostic test strips)
- CareSens (Blood glucose diagnostic test strips)
- The following blood ketone diagnostic test meter will now also be available on a PSO at a maximum quantity of one meter per PSO:
- FreeStyle Optium (Blood ketone diagnostic test meter)
- FreeStyle Optium (Blood ketone diagnostic test meter)
- The following blood ketone diagnostic test strips will now also be available on a PSO at a maximum quantity of 10 test strips (1 x OP) per PSO:
- Freestyle Optium Ketone (Ketone blood Beta-Ketone Electrodes)