Summaries of the Section H (HML) update

Each month we issue a summary of the HML update. The table on this page gives a preview of the upcoming changes.

This update summary includes a preview of the changes that will be announced in next month’s Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

The full Update will be available as a PDF on our website(external link). The changes will be published in the online HML around the 23^rd of this month and are effective from next month.

For any questions about these listing changes or the Pharmaceutical Schedule in general, email us at enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz.

16 September 2022 - preview of changes for October 2022

Pharmaceutical	Change
Aciclovir (Lovir) tab dispersible 200 mg	price increase and addition of PSS
Adalimumab (Humira – alternative brand) inj 20 mg per 0.2 ml prefilled syringe and 0.4 ml syringe and inj 40 mg per 0.8 ml syringe (Humira) and inj 40 mg per 0.8 ml pen (HumiraPen)	amended chemical name and restriction criteria
Azathioprine (Azamun) tab 50 mg	price increase and addition of PSS
Bupivacaine hydrochloride with fentanyl (Bupafen) inj 1.25 mg with fentanyl 2 mcg per ml, 100 ml and 200 ml bag, 5 inj pack	price increase and delisting revoked
Bupivacaine hydrochloride with fentanyl (Bupafen) inj 1.25 mg with fentanyl 2 mcg per ml, 100 ml and 200 ml bag, 10 inj pack	delisted 1 October 2022
Cefuroxime (Zinnat) tab 250 mg	to be delisted 1 March 2024
Chlorhexidine with cetrimide (Baxter) irrigation soln 0.015% with cetrimide 0.15%, 100 ml bottle	new listing (p’code 332534)
Compound electrolytes (Plasma-Lyte 148) inj sodium 140 mmol/l, potassium 5 mmol/l, magnesium 1.5 mmol/l, chloride 98 mmol/l, acetate 27 mmol/l, gluconate 23 mmol/l, 500 ml and 1,000 l bag	price increase
Compound electrolytes with glucose [dextrose] (Plasma-Lyte 148 & 5% Glucose) inj sodium 140 mmol/l, 5 mmol/l potassium, 1.5 mmol/l magnesium, 98 mmol/l chloride, 27 mmol/l acetate and 23 mmol/l gluconate, glucose 23 mmol/l (5%), 1,000 ml bag	price increase
Compound sodium lactate [hartmann’s solution] (Baxter) inj sodium 131 mmol/l with potassium 5 mmol/l, calcium 2 mmol/l, bicarbonate 29 mmol/l, chloride 111 mmol/l, 500 ml bag and 1,000 ml bag	price increase
Darunavir (Darunavir Mylan) tab 400 mg	new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2595486)
Droperidol inj 2.5 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	Brand change Droperidol Panpharma – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2527138) Droleptan to be delisted 1 March 2023
Dosulepin [dothiepin] hydrochloride (Dosulepin Viatris) tab 75 mg	new listing (p’code 2630885)
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg) inj 5 mg vial	amended restriction criteria
Glucose [dextrose] inj 5%, 50 ml bag (Baxter Glucose 5%) inj 10%, 1,000 ml bag (Baxter Glucose 10%) inj 10%, 500 ml bag (Baxter Glucose 10%) inj 50%, 500 ml bag (Baxter Glucose 50%)	price increase
Glucose with potassium chloride and sodium chloride (Baxter) inj 4% glucose with potassium chloride 20 mmol/l and sodium chloride 0.18%, 1,000 ml bag inj 5% glucose with potassium chloride 20 mmol/l and sodium chloride 0.45%, 1,000 ml bag inj 5% glucose with potassium chloride 20 mmol/l and sodium chloride 0.9%, 1,000 ml bag	price increase
Glucose with sodium chloride (Baxter) inj 4% glucose and sodium chloride 0.18%, 1,000 ml bag inj 5% glucose and sodium chloride 0.45%, 1,000 ml bag inj 5% glucose and sodium chloride 0.9%, 1,000 ml bag	price increase
Iloprost nebuliser soln 10 mcg per ml, 2 ml	Brand change Vebulis – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2643006) Ventavis to be delisted 1 March 2023
Iloprost inj 50 mcg in 0.5 ml ampoule	Brand change Ilomedin – new listing (p’code 256757) Clinect – to be delisted 1 December 2022
Lidocaine [lignocaine] hydrochloride (Lidocaine-Baxter) inj 1%, 5 ml ampoule	price increase
Lisinopril (Teva Lisinopril) tab 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg	New listing Tab 5 mg (p’code 2643669) Tab 10 mg (p’code 2643677) Tab 20 mg (p’code 2643685)
Macrogol 400 and propylene glycol (Systane Unit Dose) eye drops 0.4% and propylene glycol 0.3%, preservative free, single dose	New pack size listing 30 pack – new listing (p’code 2640120) 24 pack to be delisted 1 June 2023
Mannitol (Baxter) inj 10%, 1,000 ml bag and inj 20%, 500 ml bag	price increase
Metformin hydrochloride (Metformin Viatris) tab immediate-release 500 mg	new listing (p’code 2628031)
Methadone hydrochloride (AFT) inj 10 mg per ml, 1 ml vial	price increase
Mitomycin C (Teva) inj 20 mg vial	price decrease
Morphine sulphate inj 5 mg per ml, 10 mg per ml, 15 mg per ml and 30 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	Brand change Medsurge – new listing and addition of PSS Inj 5 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule (p’code 2602431) Inj 10 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule (p’code 2602458) Inj 15 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule (p’code 2602466) Inj 30 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule (p’code 2602474) DBL Morphine Sulphate to be delisted from 1 March 2023
Naphazoline hydrochloride (Naphcon Forte) eye drops 0.1%, 15 ml	to be delisted 1 September 2023
Ondansetron inj 2 mg per ml, 2 ml and 4 ml ampoule	Brand change Ondansetron-AFT – new listing and addition of PSS Inj 2 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule (p’code 2604752) Inj 2 mg per ml, 4 ml ampoule (p’code 2604760) Ondansetron Kabi to be delisted 1 March 2023
Ondansetron (Ondansetron-Baxter) inj 2 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule	price decrease and to be delisted 1 March 2023
Orphenadrine citrate (Norflex) tab 100 mg	new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2645564) Pharmacode 255009 to be delisted 1 July 2023
Paroxetine (Loxamine) tab 20 mg	price increase and Pharmacode 2443015 to be delisted 1 January 2023
Perindopril (Coversyl) tab 8 mg	new listing (p’code 2643316)
Potassium chloride with sodium chloride (Baxter) inj 10 mmol potassium chloride with 0.29% sodium chloride, 100 ml bag inj 20 mmol potassium chloride with 0.9% sodium chloride, 1,000 ml bag inj 40 mmol potassium chloride with 0.9% sodium chloride, 1,000 ml bag inj 40 mmol potassium chloride with 0.9% sodium chloride, 100 ml bag	price increase
Sodium chloride inj 0.45%, 500 ml bag (Baxter) inj 3%, 1,000 ml (Baxter) inj 0.9%, 50 ml, 100 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml and 1,000 ml bag (Baxter) inj 0.9%, 50 ml and 100 ml bag (Baxter-Viaflo)	price increase
Sodium chloride Irrigation soln 0.9%, 30 ml ampoule (Interpharma) Irrigation soln 0.9%, 1,000 ml bottle (Baxter Sodium Chloride 0.9%)	price increase
Sodium cromoglicate eye drops 2%, 10 ml	Brand change Allerfix – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2645416) Rexacrom to be delisted 1 March 2023
Ticagrelor tab 90 mg	Brand change Ticagrelor Sandoz – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2638770) Brilinta to be delisted 1 March 2023
Tocilizumab (Actrema) inj 20 mg per ml, 4 ml vial, 10 ml vial and 20 ml vial	amended restriction criteria
Water Inj, 1,000 ml bag (Baxter) Irrigation soln, 1,000 ml bottle (Baxter Water for Irrigation)	price increase

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