Schedule Dispatches

June 2026

New Listings

• Colestyramine (Questran Light (Neon)) powder for oral suspension 4 g sachet – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2700026)
• Droperidol (Droperidol Panpharma) inj 2.5 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule – subsidy by endorsement, up to 10 inj available on a PSO and only on a PSO (p’code 2527138)
• Efavirenz with emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (TEEVIR (India)) tab 600 mg with emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil 245 mg (300 mg as a fumarate) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2727994)
• Ezetimibe with simvastatin (Vytorin) tab 10 mg with simvastatin 80 mg – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2727730)
• Oestradiol valerate (Progynova) tab 2 mg (p’code 2730979)
• Paracetamol (Noumed) oral liq 120 mg per 5 ml, 200 ml – maximum of 600 ml per prescription; can be waived by endorsement, up to 200 ml available on a PSO, not in combination and access criteria apply (p’code 2721376)
• Ramipril (Ramipril Viatris) tab 2.5 mg – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2728184)
• Ribociclib (Kisqali) tab 200 mg, 21 tab pack (p’code 2728133), 42 tab pack (p’code 2728141) and 63 tab pack (p’code 2728168) – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy – Wastage claimable
• Risperidone (Risperidone Sandoz) tab 0.5 mg (p’code 2693143) and tab 2 mg (p’code 2693178) – Safety medicine; prescriber may determine dispensing frequency, s29 and wastage claimable
• Rizatriptan (Rizatriptan Viatris) tab orodispersible 10 mg – s29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2728311)
• Trimethoprim with sulphamethoxazole [Co-trimoxazole] (Deprim) oral liq 8 mg sulphamethoxazole 40 mg per ml, 200 ml – up to 200 ml available on a PSO (p’code 2730847)

Changes to restrictions, chemical names and presentations

• Chloramphenicol eye oint 1%, 5 g OP (Devatis) and eye drops 0.5%, 10 ml OP (Chlorafast) – addition of note
• Compound electrolytes (Electral) powder for oral soln – addition of note
• Compound electrolytes with glucose [Dextrose] soln with electrolytes, 1 OP (Hydralyte – Lemonade) and soln with electrolytes (2 × 500 ml), 1 OP (Pedialyte) – addition of note
• Dimethicone (healthE Dimethicone 4% Lotion) lotn 4%, 200 ml OP – addition of note
• Elexacaftor with tezacaftor, ivacaftor and ivacaftor (Trikafta) – amended Special Authority criteria
  • Tab elexacaftor 100 mg with tezacaftor 50 mg, ivacaftor 75 mg (56) and ivacaftor 150 mg (28), 84 OP
  • Tab elexacaftor 50 mg with tezacaftor 25 mg, ivacaftor 37.5 mg (56) and ivacaftor 75 mg (28), 84 OP
  • Oral granules elexacaftor 100 mg with tezacaftor 50 mg, ivacaftor 75 mg (28) and ivacaftor 75 mg (28), sachets, 56 OP
  • Oral granules elexacaftor 80 mg with tezacaftor 40 mg, ivacaftor 60 mg (28) and ivacaftor 59.5mg (28), sachets, 56 OP
• Furosemide [Frusemide] (IPCA-Frusemide) tab 40 mg – reinstate stat dispensing
• Ibuprofen (Ethics) oral liq 20 mg per ml, 200 ml – addition of note
• Insulin pump infusion set (steel cannula, straight insertion) (TruSteel) 6 mm steel cannula; straight insertion; 80 cm line × 10 with 10 needles, 8 mm steel cannula; straight insertion; 80 cm line × 10 with 10 needles, 6 mm steel cannula; straight insertion; 60 cm line × 10 with 10 needles and 8 mm steel cannula; straight insertion; 60 cm line × 10 with 10 needles – removal of stat dispensing
• Ivacaftor (Kalydeco) tab 150 mg and oral granules 13.4 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg and 75 mg, sachet – amended Special Authority criteria
• Montelukast (Montelukast Paediatric (Relonchem)) tab 5 mg – amended brand name
• Naproxen (Inza) tab 250 mg and 500 mg – removal of s29 and wastage claimable
• Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) cap modified-release 100 mg – addition of note
• Paracetamol tab 500 mg – blister pack (Pacimol), oral liq 120mg per 5 ml, 200 ml (Paracetamol (Ethics) and Noumed) and oral liq 250 mg per 5 ml, 200 ml (Pamol) – addition of note
• Permethrin (A-Scabies) lotn 5%, 30 ml OP – addition of note
• Trimethoprim (TMP) tab 300 mg – addition of note
• Vanzacaftor with tezacaftor and deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) tab vanzacaftor 4 mg with tezacaftor 20 mg and deutivacaftor 50 mg, 84 OP and tab vanzacaftor 10 mg with tezacaftor 50 mg and deutivacaftor 125 mg, 56 OP – amended Special Authority criteria
• Venetoclax (Venclexta) tab 14 × 10 mg, 7 × 50 mg, 21 × 100 mg, 42 OP, tab 10 mg, 2 OP, tab 50 mg, 7 OP and tab 100 mg – amended Special Authority criteria

Increased subsidy

Chemical	Presentation	Fully subsidised brands
Beta-HCG low sensitivity urine test kit	Midstream, 1 test OP	CheckTop
Cyclizine lactate	Inj 50 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	Hameln
Mifepristone	Tab 200 mg, 1 and 3 tab pack	Mifegyne
Primaquine	Tab 15 mg	Sanofi Primaquine
Water	Inj 10 ml ampoule	Multichem