Schedule Dispatches

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This is an early notification of the changes to be announced in the Update to 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 Schedule 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.

July 2024

New Listings

• Aripiprazole (Abilify Maintena) inj 300 mg (p’code 2680394) and 400 mg vial (p’code 2680408) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy, Safety medicine
• Carboplatin (Carboplatin Accord) inj 10 mg per ml, 45 ml vial – PCT only – Specialist (p’code 2678926)
• Ciprofloxacin (Ipca-Ciprofloxacin) tab 750 mg (p’code 2676893)
• Cisplatin (Cisplatin Accord) inj 1 mg per ml, 100 ml vial – PCT only – Specialist (p’code 2427729)
• COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty Omicron (XBB.1.5)) inj 30 mcg raxtozinameran per 0.3 ml, 2.25 ml vial; adult vaccine, dark grey cap (p’code 2682311), inj 30 mcg raxtozinameran per 0.3 ml, 0.48 ml vial; adult vaccine, light grey cap (p’code 2682338), inj 10 mcg raxtozinameran per 0.3 ml, 48 ml vial paediatric vaccine, light blue cap (p’code 2682346) and inj 3 mcg raxtozinameran per 0.2 ml, 0.4 ml vial; infant vaccine, maroon cap (p’code 2682354) – Xpharm, and access criteria apply
• Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine (Act-HIB) inj 10 mcg vial with diluent syringe – only on a prescription, no patient co-payment payable, and access criteria apply (p’code 2404699)
• Levetiracetam (Levetiracetam–AFT) inj 100 mg per ml, 5 ml vial (p’code 2472414)
• Lomustine (Medac) cap 40 mg – PCT – Retail pharmacy-Specialist, s29, wastage claimable (p’code 2681137)
• Meningococcal (groups A, C, Y and W-135) conjugate vaccine (Nimenrix) inj 5 mcg of each meningococcal polysaccharide conjugated to a total of approximately 44 mcg of tetanus toxoid carrier per 0.5 ml vial – Xpharm and access criteria apply (p’code 2506971)
• Mercaptopurine (Xaluprine) oral suspension 20 mg per ml, 100 ml OP – Retail pharmacy-Specialist – Special Authority, s29 (p’code 2682257)
• Midostaurin (Rydapt) cap 25 mg – PCT only – Special Authority (p’code 2608650)
• Oestradiol (Lyllana) patch 25 mcg per day (p’code 2682362), 50 mcg per day (p’code 2682370), 75 mcg per day (p’code 2682389) and 100 mcg per day (p’code 2682397) – No more than 2 patch per week, only on a prescription, s29 and wastage claimable
• Oxycodone hydrochloride (Oxycodone Amneal) tab immediate-release 5 mg (p’code 2681919), 10 mg (p’code 2681927) and 20 mg (p’code 2681935) – Only on a controlled drug form – no patient co-payment payable – Safety, s29 and wastage claimable
• Ribociclib (Kisqali) tab 200 mg, 21 tab (p’code 2678772), 42 tab (p’code 2678780) and 63 tab pack (p’code 2678799) –Special Authority – Retail pharmacy and wastage claimable
• Sulfadiazine silver (Ascend) crm 1%, 50 g OP - Up to 250 g available on a PSO, not in combination and s29 (p’code 2682435)
• Sulfadiazine sodium (Sulfadiazine-Heyl) tab 500 mg – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy, s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2674912)
• Varicella vaccine [chickenpox vaccine] (Varilrix) inj 2000 PFU prefilled syringe plus vial – only on a prescription, no patient co-payment payable and access criteria apply (p’code 2678950) 

Changes to restrictions, chemical names and presentations

• Aripiprazole (Abilify Maintena S29) inj 300 mg and 400 mg vial – amended brand name. Note this applies to Pharmacodes 2670976 and 2670984
• Bacillus calmette-guerin vaccine (BCG Vaccine AJV) inj Mycobacterium bovis BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin), Danish strain 1331, live attenuated, vial with diluent – amended brand name
• Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine (Boostrix) inj 2 IU diphtheria toxoid with 20 IU tetanus toxoid, 8 mcg pertussis toxoid, 8 mcg pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin and 2.5 mcg pertactin in 0.5 ml prefilled syringe – amended presentation description
• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, hepatitis b and haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (Infanrix-hexa) inj 30IU diphtheria with 40IU tetanus and 25mcg pertussis toxoids, 25mcg pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin, 8mcg pertactin, 80D-AgU polio virus, 10mcg hepatitis B antigen, 10 mcg H. influenza type b with tetanus toxoid 20-40mcg in 0.5ml syringe – amended presentation description
• Ethinyloestradiol with norethisterone (Brevinor 1/28, Brevinor-1 28 Day and Norimin-1 28 Day) tab 35 mcg with norethisterone 1 mg and 7 inert tab – remove stat dispensing
• Fluoxetine hydrochloride (Arrow-Fluoxetine) cap 20 mg – reinstate stat dispensing
• Glycomacropeptide and amino acid contains some phenylalanine (PKU Build 20 Raspberry Lemonade and Smooth) powder (Raspberry Lemonade and Smooth), 31 g Sachets – amended presentation description
• Glycomacropeptide and amino acid contains some phenylalanine (PKU Build 10) powder (Neutral) 15 g sachets – amended presentation description
• Glycomacropeptide and amino acid contains some phenylalanine (PKU Build 20 Chocolate) powder (Chocolate), 32 g sachets – amended presentation description
• Glycomacropeptide and amino acid contains some phenylalanine (PKU Build 20 Vanilla) powder (Vanilla), 33 g sachets – amended presentation description
• Glycomacropeptide and amino acid contains some phenylalanine (Glytactin Bettermilk) powder (neutral), 40 g sachets – amended brand name
• Glycomacropeptide and amino acid contains some phenylalanine (PKU Glytactin RTD 15) liquid (original), 250 ml carton – amended presentation description
• Hepatitis A vaccine (Havrix 1440) inj 1440 ELISA units in 1 ml syringe – amended brand name
• Human papillomavirus (6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58) vaccine [HPV] (Gardasil 9) inj 270 mcg in 0.5 ml syringe – amended eligibility criteria
• Palbociclib (Ibrance) tab 75 mg, 100 mg and 125 mg – removal of Specialist endorsement and amended Special Authority criteria
• Varicella zoster vaccine [shingles vaccine] (Shingrix) inj 50 mcg per 0.5 ml vial plus vial – amended eligibility criteria

Increased subsidy

Chemical	Presentation	Fully subsidised brands
Acipimox	Cap 250 mg	Olbetam
Adrenaline	Inj 1 in 1,000, 1 ml ampoule	DBL Adrenaline
Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid	Grans for oral liq amoxicillin 25 mg with clavulanic acid 6.25 mg per ml, 100 ml	Augmentin
Bee venom allergy treatment	Treatment kit - 1 vial 550 mcg freeze dried venom, 1 diluent 9 ml, 3 diluent 1.8 ml, 1 OP	Albey
Betamethasone dipropionate with calcipotriol	Gel 500 mcg with calcipotriol 50 mcg per g, 60 g OP	Daivobet
Diabetic oral feed 1kcal/ml	Liquid (strawberry and vanilla), 200 ml OP	Diasip
Heparin sodium	Inj 1,000 iu per ml, 5 ml ampoule	Pfizer
Heparinised saline	Inj 10 iu per ml, 5 ml	Pfizer
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	Tab 2.5 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg Tab 100 mg	Provera Provera HD
Midazolam	Inj 1 mg per ml, 5 ml plastic ampoule Inj 5 mg per ml, 3 ml plastic ampoule	Pfizer
Nicotine	Patch 7 mg, 14 mg and 21 mg, 28 pack Lozenge 1 mg and 2 mg, 216 pack	Habitrol
	Gum 2 mg (fruit and mint), 204 pack Gum 4 mg (fruit and mint), 204 pack
Oxycodone hydrochloride	Tab controlled-release 40 mg	Oxycodone Sandoz
Perindopril	Tab 2 mg	Coversyl
Pilocarpine nitrate	Eye drops 2% single dose, 20 dose	Minims Pilocarpine
Prednisolone sodium phosphate	Eye drops 0.5%, single dose (preservative free), 20 dose	Minims Prednisolone
Sildenafil	Tab 100 mg	Vedafil
Trimethoprim with sulphamethoxazole [co-trimoxazole]	Oral liq 8 mg sulphamethoxazole 40 mg per ml, 100 ml	Deprim
Wasp venom allergy treatment	Treatment kit (Paper wasp venom) - 1 vial 550 mcg freeze dried polister venom, 1 diluent 9 ml, 1 diluent 1.8 ml, 1 OP	Albey
	Treatment kit (Yellow jacket venom) - 1 vial 550 mcg freeze dried vespula venom, 1 diluent 9 ml, 1 diluent 1.8 ml, 1 OP

Decreased subsidy

Chemical	Presentation	Fully subsidised brands
Amisulpride	Tab 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg	Sulprix
Atorvastatin	Tab 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg	Lorstat
Baclofen	Tab 10 mg	Pacifen
Betamethasone dipropionate with calcipotriol	Oint 500 mcg with calcipotriol 50 mcg per g, 30 g OP	Daivobet
Brimonidine tartrate with timolol maleate	Eye drops 0.2% with timolol maleate 0.5%, 5 ml OP	Combigan
Brinzolamide	Eye drops 1%, 5 ml OP	Azopt
Buspirone hydrochloride	Tab 5 mg	Buspirone Viatris
Carboplatin	Inj 1 mg for ECP	Baxter
Cinacalcet	Tab 30 mg and 60 mg	Cinacalet Devatis
Cisplatin	Inj 1 mg for ECP	Baxter
Clindamycin	Cap hydrochloride 150 mg	Dalacin C
Eplerenone	Tab 25 mg	Inspra
Fentanyl	Patch 12.5 mcg, 25 mcg, 50 mcg, 75 mcg and 100 mcg per hour	Fentanyl Sandoz
Filgrastim	Inj 300 mcg and 480 mcg per 0.5 ml prefilled syringe	Nivestim
Fluorouracil	Inj 50 mg per ml, 100 ml vial	Fluorouracil Accord
	Inj 1 mg for ECP	Baxter
Fluorouracil sodium	Crm 5%, 20 g OP	Efudix
Hydrocortisone	Inj 100 mg vial	Solu-Cortef
Letrozole	Tab 2.5 mg	Letrole
Linezolid	Tab 600 mg	Zyvox
Mebendazole	Tab 100 mg	Vermox
Melatonin	Tab modified-release 2 mg	Vigisom
Methotrexate	Tab 2.5 mg and 10 mg	Trexate
Octreotide long-acting	Inj depot 10 mg and 20 mg prefilled syringe	Sandostatin LAR
Oxycodone hydrochloride	Tab controlled-release 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg	Oxycodone Sandoz
	Inj 10 mg per ml, 1 ml and 2 ml ampoule Inj 50 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	Hameln
Perindopril	Tab 4 mg and 8 mg	Coversyl
Pioglitazone	Tab 15 mg, 30 mg and 45 mg	Vexazone
Sildenafil	Tab 25 mg and 50 mg	Vedafil
Sodium hyaluronate [hyaluronic acid]	Eye drops 1 mg per ml, 10 ml OP	Hylo-Fresh
Ticagrelor	Tab 90 mg	Ticagrelor Sandoz
Tobramycin	Inj 40 mg per ml, 2 ml vial	Tobramycin (Viatris)
Travoprost	Eye drops 0.004%, 2.5 ml OP	Travatan
Zoledronic acid	Inj 4 mg per 5 ml, vial	Zoledronic acid Viatris