Schedule Dispatches

May 2026

New Listings

• Candesartan cilexetil (Candesartan Viatris) tab 4 mg (p’code 2726440), tab 8 mg (p’code 2726459), tab 16 mg (p’code 2726467) and tab 32 mg (p’code 2726475)
• Cefalexin (Cefalexin Sandoz) grans for oral liq 25 mg per ml, 100 ml – wastage claimable (p’code 2714078)
• Ezetimibe with simvastatin (Vytorin) tab 10 mg with simvastatin 40 mg – S29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2727722)
• Hydralazine hydrochloride (Hydrapres) inj 20 mg ampoule – S29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2728176)
• Icatibant (Icatibant Lupin) inj 10 mg per ml, 3 ml prefilled syringe – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy (p’code 2720531)
• Letermovir (Prevymis) tab 240 mg – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy – Wastage claimable (p’code 2630605)
• Mefenamic acid (Ponstan) cap 250mg (p’code 2720523)
• Montelukast (Relonchem) tab 5 mg – S29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2728079)
• Nitrofurantoin (Nitrofurantoin Clinect) tab 50 mg – Up to 30 tab available on a PSO (p’code 2723670)
• Olanzapine (Olanzapine ODT Viatris) tab orodispersible 5 mg (p’code 2726335) and tab orodispersible 10 mg (p’code 2726327) – Safety medicine; prescriber may determine dispensing frequency – S29 and wastage claimable
• Pirfenidone (Pirfenidone Sandoz) tab 267 mg (p’code 2715961) and tab 801 mg (p’code 2715988) – Retail pharmacy – Specialist – Special Authority
• Polyethylene glycol 400 and propylene glycol (Systane Unit Dose) eye drops 0.4% and propylene glycol 0.3%, 0.8 ml – Special Authority – Retail pharmacy (p’code 2718634)
• Ramipril tab 1.25 mg (p’code 2728192) (Ramipril Viatris), tab 5 mg (p’code 2727854) and tab 10 mg (p’code 2727862) (Ramipril Mylan Generics) – S29 and wastage claimable
• Salbutamol with ipratropium bromide (Combiprasal) nebuliser soln, 2.5 mg with ipratropium bromide 0.5 mg per vial, 5 ml ampoule – Up to 20 neb available on a PSO – S29 and wastage claimable (p’code 2729512)
• Venetoclax (Venclexta) tab 50 mg, 7 OP – Retail pharmacy – Specialist – Special Authority (p’code 2696754)

Changes to restrictions, chemical names and presentations

• Adrenaline (DBL Adrenaline) inj 1 in 10,000, 10 ml ampoule – amended brand name
• Enoxaparin sodium inj 20 mg in 0.2 ml syringe, inj 40 mg in 0.4 ml syringe, inj 60 mg in 0.6 ml syringe, inj 80 mg in 0.8 ml syringe and inj 100 mg in 1 ml syringe (Clexane) and inj 120 mg in 0.8 ml syringe and inj 150 mg in 1 ml syringe (Clexane Forte) – amended subsidy by endorsement
• Ibrutinib (Imbruvica) tab 140 mg and 420 mg – amended Special Authority criteria
• Ipilimumab inj 5 mg per ml, 10 ml vial and inj 5 mg per ml, 40 ml vial (Yervoy) and inj 1 mg for ECP (Baxter) – amended Special Authority criteria
• Nivolumab inj 10 mg per ml, 4 ml vial and inj 10 mg per ml, 10 ml vial (Opdivo) and inj 1 mg for ECP (Baxter) – amended Special Authority criteria
• Obinutuzumab inj 25 mg per ml, 40 ml vial (Gazyva) and inj 1 mg for ECP (Baxter) – amended Special Authority criteria
• Palivizumab (Synagis) inj 100 mg per ml, 1 ml vial – amended Special Authority criteria
• Pilocarpine nitrate (Minims Pilocarpine) eye drops 2% single dose, 20 dose – amended Special Authority criteria
• Progesterone (Utrogestan) cap 100 mg – remove stat dispensing
• Rituximab inj 100 mg per 10 ml vial and inj 500 mg per 50 ml vial (Riximyo) and inj 1 mg for ECP (Baxter (Riximyo)) – 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
Doxorubicin hydrochloride	Inj 2 mg per ml, 25 ml vial Inj 2 mg per ml, 100 ml vial	Doxorubicin Ebewe
	Inj 1 mg for ECP	Baxter
Epirubicin hydrochloride	Inj 2 mg per ml, 25 ml vial Inj 2 mg per ml, 100 ml vial	Epirubicin Ebewe
	Inj 1 mg for ECP	Baxter
Fludarabine phosphate	Inj 50 mg vial	Fludarabine Ebewe
	Inj 50 mg for ECP, 50 mg OP	Baxter
Mitozantrone	Inj 2 mg per ml, 10 ml vial	Mitozantrone Ebewe
	Inj 1 mg for ECP	Baxter

Decreased subsidy

Chemical	Presentation	Fully subsidised brands
Cefalexin	Grans for oral liq 50 mg per ml, 100 ml	Cefalexin Sandoz