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 23rd 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.
18 May 2023 - preview of changes for June 2023
Pharmaceutical |
Change |
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Amino acid formula (without phenylalanine) (PKU GMPro Ultra Lemonade) powder 20 g protein, 4.9 g carbohydrate per 33.4 g sachet |
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Atenolol tab 50 mg |
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Copper tab 2.5 mg, chelated |
new listing |
Diatrizoate meglumine with sodium amidotrizoate
|
price increase |
Efavirenz with emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (Mylan) tab 600 mg with emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil 245 mg |
to be delisted 1 December 2023 |
Emtricitabine with tenofovir disoproxil tab 200 mg with tenofovir disoproxil 245 mg (300 mg as a maleate) |
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Eptifibatide (Integrilin)
|
delisted 1 June 2023 |
Exemestane (Pfizer Exemestane) tab 25 mg |
price decrease and addition of PSS |
Iodixanol (Visipaque)
|
price increase |
Iohexol (Omnipaque)
|
price increase |
Lacosamide (Vimpat)
|
amended restriction criteria |
Meglumine iotroxate (Biliscopin) inj 105 mg per ml, 100 ml bottle |
price increase |
Metformin hydrochloride (Viatris) tab 850 mg |
new listing (p’code 2628058) |
Nicotine
|
to be delisted 1 December 2023 |
Prednisolone sodium phosphate (Minims Prednisolone) eye drops 0.5%, single dose (preservative free) |
price increase |
Sirolimus (Rapamune)
|
amended restriction criteria |
Sodium fusidate [fusidic acid] (Fucidin) tab 250 mg |
price increase |
Solifenacin tab 5 mg and 10 mg |
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Stiripentol (Diacomit) cap 250 mg and powder for oral liq 250 mg sachet |
amended restriction criteria |
Valganciclovir (Valganciclovir Viatris) tab 450 mg |
new listing (p’code 2635682) |
Vitamin B complex (Bplex) tab strong, BPC |
price increase |
Zinc and castor oil oint, 500 g
|
Brand change
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Zoledronic acid 4 mg per 5 ml, vial |
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