Proposal to list a range of orthopaedic implants and associated products supplied by Medartis New Zealand Ltd and Pioneer Medical Limited

Hospital devices Consultation Closed

PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list a range of orthopaedic implants and associated products from Medartis NZ Ltd.

What we’re proposing

PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list a range of orthopaedic implants and associated products (“Orthopaedic Products”) in Part III of Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule from 1 July 2019, through provisional agreements with Medartis New Zealand Ltd (“Medartis”) and Pioneer Medical Limited (“Pioneer”).

Consultation closes at 4pm on Tuesday, 28 May 2019 and feedback can be emailed to maree.hodgson@pharmac.govt.nz.

What would the effect be?

The proposed agreements would supersede any existing DHB contracts with Medartis or Pioneer for the devices proposed for listing from 1 July 2019, subject to consultation and approval by PHARMAC’s Board or delegate (“Agreement(s)”).

The Agreements would provide consistent terms and conditions for these devices for all DHB purchases from the proposed date of listing on the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

PHARMAC estimates DHBs would incur a small cost saving nationally under the proposed Medartis Agreement, and it is expected to be cost neutral for DHBs under the proposed Pioneer Agreement, based on current usage.  The pricing for the Orthopaedic Products in the Agreements, subject to any prior termination of the Agreements, would not be increased without prior consultation and approval by PHARMAC.

DHBs would be able to continue to procure other suppliers’ ranges of Orthopaedic Products, as these Agreements would not be for sole supply.

DHBs would have access to educational services which would be tailored to suit the needs of the individual DHB Hospitals.

Who we think will be interested

  • Suppliers
  • DHB Staff:
    • Orthopaedic Surgeons
    • Theatre and Sterile Services personnel
    • Other perioperative personnel
    • Procurement and supply chain personnel

About orthopaedic products

The Orthopaedic Products under this Agreement are used to treat bone related injury or disease through surgical intervention.

The associated products relate to the instruments or products required for preparation and/or adherence at the implant site, or physical manipulation of the implants required when undertaking the surgery.

Why we’re proposing this

In 2016 PHARMAC issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for orthopaedic implants and associated products.

This RFP was for non-exclusive national agreements for listing in the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

PHARMAC has been working with suppliers who responded to the RFP to seek provisional agreements and these are the latest to arise from this process. We expect to consult on further proposed agreements in this category over the coming months.    

Details about our proposal

PHARMAC has entered into provisional Agreements with Medartis and Pioneer for the supply of their ranges of Orthopaedic Products, that would result in listing 675 Medartis and 1378 Pioneer products on the Pharmaceutical Schedule from 1 July 2019 for following product ranges and brands:

Supplier

Product ranges

Brands

Medartis

Trauma and distal joint implants

Aptus

Pioneer

Bone Substitutes

Hip Implants

Knee implants

Spinal implants

Amistem

Amistem P

BAB

BAGUERA ranges

DBM Crush-Mix

GMK SPHERE

Human Allograft

Human Cancellous Chips

JULIET ranges

M.U.S.T.

MecataLIF ALIF

Medacta

mediExpand ranges

Mpact

Quadra ranges

ROMEO ranges

SCARLET AC-T

TEKTONA

TRYPTIK ranges

A full list of the products has not been included in this consultation for brevity, however we are making it available, along with pricing information, to appropriate DHB personnel.

DHBs would be able to continue to choose which Orthopaedic Products it purchases.

The Agreements include terms for training and education services to be provided, by Medartis and Pioneer, to DHB personnel on appropriate use of their medical devices, which is to be provided at times and as agreed with individual DHBs.

To provide feedback

Send us an email: maree.hodgson@pharmac.govt.nz by 4pm on Tuesday, 28 May 2019.

All feedback received before the closing date will be considered by PHARMAC’s Board (or its delegate) prior to making a decision on this proposal.

Feedback we receive is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and we will consider any request to have information withheld in accordance with our obligations under the OIA. Anyone providing feedback, whether on their own account or on behalf of an organisation, and whether in a personal or professional capacity, should be aware that the content of their feedback and their identity may need to be disclosed in response to an OIA request.

We are not able to treat any part of your feedback as confidential unless you specifically request that we do, and then only to the extent permissible under the OIA and other relevant laws and requirements. If you would like us to withhold any commercially sensitive, confidential proprietary, or personal information included in your submission, please clearly state this in your submission and identify the relevant sections of your submission that you would like it withheld. PHARMAC will give due consideration to any such request.