September 2022 tender notification
Pharmac is pleased to provide the latest tender results.
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Tender results
Pharmac has resolved to award tenders for Principal Supply Status for some products included in the 2021/22 Invitation to Tender (ITT) dated 1 November 2021.
Some of the pharmaceuticals that will be delisted when the period of Principal 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 submit a Notification of Product Changes (NOPC) form to Pharmac, the Pharmacy Guild and the NZULM by:
- For new listings, by 4pm on 12 October 2022 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.
CORRECTION to September 2022 Tender Notification
The September 2022 tender notification notified the incorrect price for ‘enalapril – tab 5 mg’
Corrections in bold and strikethrough below.
2021/22 Tender – Principal Supply Status applies until 30 June 2025
Community pharmaceutical tenders – Section B of the Pharmaceutical Schedule
The decisions were as follows:
1. Tenders awarded to currently listed Pharmaceuticals where no other brand is listed
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current |
New |
Principal Supply brand |
Date of subsidy change |
Principal Supply date |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ceftriaxone |
Inj 500 mg vial; 1 vial pack |
$0.89 |
$0.79 |
Ceftriaxone-AFT (AFT) |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
|
|
Ceftriaxone |
Inj 1 g; 5 vial pack |
$3.99 |
$3.59 |
Ceftriaxone-AFT (AFT) |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
|
|
Progesterone1 |
Capsule 100 mg, 30 capsule blister pack |
$16.50 |
$14.85 |
Utrogestan |
1 December 2022 |
1 May 2023 |
|
|
1 Progesterone capsules will be funded without restrictions from 1 December 2022. |
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2. Tenders awarded to Pharmaceuticals where at least one other brand is listed.
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current |
New |
Principal Supply brand (Supplier) |
Date of listing |
Principal Supply Status date |
Brand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Codeine phosphate |
Tab 30 mg; 100 tablet blister pack |
$7.45 $32.80 |
$6.98 |
Noumed (Noumed) |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
PSM (API Consumer Brands) Aspen (Aspen) |
|
Codeine phosphate |
Tab 60 mg; 100 tablet blister pack |
$14.25 |
$13.89 |
Noumed (Noumed) |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
PSM (API Consumer Brands) |
|
Chlortalidone [chlorthalidone] |
Tab 25 mg; 50 tablet bottle |
$6.50 (per 50) $3.90 (per 30) |
$6.95 |
Hygroton (AFT) |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
Igroton (AFT) |
|
Clindamycin |
Inj 150 mg per ml, 4 ml ampoule; 10 ampoule pack |
$39.00 |
$35.10 |
Hameln (Max Health) |
1 March 2023 |
1 August 2023 |
Dalacin C (Pfizer) |
|
Enalapril maleate |
Tab 5 mg; 90 tablet bottle |
$1.82 |
$2.74 $1.75 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Acetec (Viatris) Pharmacode 2572230 |
|
Enalapril maleate |
Tab 10 mg; 90 tablet bottle |
$2.02 |
$1.97 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
|
Enalapril maleate |
Tab 20 mg; 90 tablet bottle |
$2.42 |
$2.35 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
|
Sumatriptan |
Inj 12 mg per ml, 0.5 ml prefilled pen; 2 pen OP |
$34.00 |
$29.80 |
Clustran (Douglas) |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Imigran (GSK) |
Hospital Pharmaceutical tenders – Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule
3. Tenders awarded to currently listed Pharmaceuticals where no other brand is listed
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current |
New |
Principal Supply brand |
DV Limit |
Date of subsidy change |
Principal Supply date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ceftriaxone |
Inj 500 mg; 1 vial pack |
$0.89 |
$0.79 |
Ceftriaxone-AFT (AFT) |
5% |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
|
Ceftriaxone |
Inj 1 g; 5 vial pack |
$3.99 |
$3.59 |
Ceftriaxone-AFT (AFT) |
5% |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
|
Chlortalidone [chlorthalidone] |
Tab 25 mg; 50 tablet bottle |
$6.50 |
$6.95 |
Hygroton (AFT) |
5% |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
|
Progesterone2 |
Capsule 100 mg, 30 capsule blister pack |
$16.50 |
$14.85 |
Utrogestan |
5% |
1 December 2022 |
1 May 2023 |
|
2 Progesterone capsules will be funded without restrictions from 1 December 2022 |
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4. Tenders awarded to currently listed Pharmaceuticals where at least one other brand is listed
|
Chemical name |
Presentation; |
Current pack price |
New pack price |
Principal Supply brand (Supplier) |
DV Limit |
Listing date |
Principal Supply Status date |
Brand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Codeine phosphate |
Tab 30 mg; 100 tablet blister pack |
$7.45 $32.80 |
$6.98 |
Noumed (Noumed) |
5% |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
PSM (API Consumer Brands) Aspen (Aspen) |
|
Codeine phosphate |
Tab 60 mg; 100 tablet blister pack |
$14.25 |
$13.89 |
Noumed (Noumed) |
5% |
1 November 2022 |
1 April 2023 |
PSM (API Consumer Brands) |
|
Ceftriaxone |
Inj 2 g; 5 vial pack |
$1.98 |
$7.85 |
Ceftriaxone-AFT |
5% |
1 March 2023 |
1 August 2023 |
Ceftriaxone-AFT (AFT) |
|
Clindamycin |
Inj 150 mg per ml, 4 ml ampoule; 10 ampoule pack |
$39.00 |
$35.10 |
Hameln (Max Health) |
5% |
1 March 2023 |
1 August 2023 |
Dalacin C (Pfizer) |
|
Enalapril maleate |
Tab 5 mg; 90 tablet bottle |
$1.82 |
$2.74 $1.75 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
5% |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Acetec (Viatris) Pharmacode 2572230 |
|
Enalapril maleate |
Tab 10 mg; 90 tablet bottle |
$2.02 |
$1.97 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
5% |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
|
Enalapril maleate |
Tab 20 mg; 90 tablet bottle |
$2.42 |
$2.35 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
5% |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Acetec (Viatris) |
|
Sumatriptan |
Inj 12 mg per ml, 0.5 ml prefilled pen; 2 pen OP |
$34.00 |
$29.80 |
Clustran (Douglas) |
5% |
1 April 2023 |
1 September 2023 |
Imigran (GSK) |
Tender declines - Products where no tender is to be awarded for Principal Supply Status
Pharmac has resolved not to award tenders for Principal Supply Status for the following products listed in the:
- 2019/20 Invitation to Tender, dated 1 November 2019;
- 2020/21 Invitation to Tender, dated 2 November 2020; and the
- 2021/22 Invitation to Tender, dated 1 November 2021.
2019/20 Invitation to Tender
|
Chemical name |
Line item |
|
Ephedrine |
Inj 3 mg per ml, 10 ml prefilled syringe |
|
Noradrenaline |
Inj 0.06 mg per ml, 50 ml vial |
|
Noradrenaline |
Inj 0.1 mg per ml, 50 ml syringe |
|
Noradrenaline |
Inj 0.12 mg per ml, 50 ml vial |
2020/21 Invitation to Tender
|
Chemical name |
Line item |
|
Felodipine |
Tab long-acting 2.5 mg |
|
Vecuronium |
Inj 10 mg |
2021/22 Invitation to Tender
|
Chemical name |
Line item |
|
Atomoxetine |
Cap 10 mg |
|
Atomoxetine |
Cap 18 mg |
|
Atomoxetine |
Cap 25 mg |
|
Atomoxetine |
Cap 40 mg |
|
Atomoxetine |
Cap 60 mg |
|
Atomoxetine |
Cap 80 mg |
|
Clobazam |
Liq |
|
Coal tar |
Soln BP |
|
Compound hydroxybenzoate |
Soln |
|
Fentanyl |
Inj 10 mcg per ml, 100 ml premixed bag |
|
Glycerin with sodium saccharin |
Suspension |
|
Glycerin with sucrose |
Suspension |
|
Methylhydroxybenzoate |
Powder |
|
Progesterone (current access) |
Cap 100 mg |
|
Pyridostigmine bromide |
Tab 60 mg |
|
Sodium bicarbonate |
Powder BP |
|
Syrup (pharmaceutical grade) |
Liq |
|
Zinc and castor oil |
Oint (pack size 50 g or less) |
For products included in the 2019/20, 2020/21 or 2021/22 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.