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.

The table on this page gives a preview of the upcoming changes that will be announced in next month’s Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

The changes will be published in the Online HML(external link) 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.

18 June 2026 - preview of changes for July 2026

Pharmaceutical	Change
Alfentanil (Medsurge) inj 0.5 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule	price decrease and addition of PSS
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) (OncoTICE) inj 2-8 × 10ˆ8 CFU vial	price increase
Benralizumab (Fasenra) inj 30 mg per ml, 1 ml prefilled pen	new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2731843)
Budesonide with glycopyrronium and eformoterol (Breztri Aerosphere) aerosol inhaler budesonide 160 mcg with glycopyrronium 7.2 mcg and formoterol 5 mcg per dose	new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2730936)
Calcitonin (Miacalcic) inj 100 iu per ml, 1 ml ampoule	Pharmacode 2709317 to be delisted 1 October 2026
Carmustine (BiCNU) inj 100 mg vial	addition of PSS
Carmustine (BiCNU S29 and Novadoz) inj 100 mg vial	to be delisted 1 December 2026
Cefalexin (Cefalexin Sandoz) grans for oral liq 50 mg per ml, 100 ml	new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2714086)
Chloramphenicol cap 250 mg and 500 mg	new listing
Cinchocaine hydrochloride with hydrocortisone (Proctosedyl) Oint 5 mg with hydrocortisone 5 mg per g, 30 g Suppos 5 mg with hydrocortisone 5 mg per g	price increase
Ciprofloxacin (Ipca-Ciprofloxacin) tab 250 mg and 750 mg	addition of PSS
Ciprofloxacin (Ipca-Ciprofloxacin) tab 500 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Colchicine tab 500 mcg	Brand change Colchicine Indoco – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2731576) Colgout to be delisted 1 December 2026
Cyclopentolate hydrochloride (Cyclogyl) eye drops 1%, 15 ml	price increase
Darunavir (Darunavir Viatris) tab 400 mg and 600 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Efavirenz with emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (Tenofovir Efavirenz Emtricitabine (Mylan)) tab 600 mg with emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil 245 mg (300 mg as a fumarate)	new listing (p’code 2732041)
Emulsifying ointment (Evara Emulsifying Ointment) oint BP, 500 g	price decrease and addition of PSS
Ephedrine (Ephedrine Juno) inj 3 mg per ml, 10 ml syringe	addition of PSS
Ephedrine (Ephedrine Aguettant) inj 3 mg per ml, 10 ml syringe	delisted 1 July 2026
Ephedrine (Max Health) inj 30 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	price increase and addition of PSS
Etanercept (Enbrel) inj 25 mg autoinjector, inj 25 mg vial, inj 50 mg autoinjector and inj 50 mg syringe	amended restriction criteria
Ezetimibe (Ezetimibe Sandoz) tab 10 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Febuxostat (Febuxostat (Teva)) tab 80 mg and 120 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Fluconazole (Diflucan)	new listing Inj 2 mg per ml, 50 ml vial (p’code 2733129) Inj 2 mg per ml, 100 ml vial (p’code 2733137)
Iodixanol (Visipaque) Inj 270 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 50 ml bottle Inj 270 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 100 ml bottle Inj 320 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 50 ml bottle Inj 320 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 100 ml bottle Inj 320 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 200 ml bottle	price increase
Iohexol (Omnipaque) Inj 240 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 50 ml bottle Inj 300 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 10 ml bottle Inj 300 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 50 ml bottle Inj 300 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 100 ml bottle Inj 350 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 50 ml bottle Inj 350 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 100 ml bottle Inj 350 mg per ml (iodine equivalent), 200 ml bottle Inj 350 mg per ml, 500 ml bottle	price increase
Lansoprazole (Lansoprazole (Viatris)) tab orodispersible 30 mg	new listing (p’code 2730200)
Macrogol 3350 with potassium chloride and sodium chloride with/without sodium sulfate, sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid (Plenvu) powd for oral soln 100g with potassium chloride 1g, sodium chloride 2g and sodium sulfate 9g per sach(1), powd for oral soln 40g with potassium chloride 1.2g and sodium chloride 3.2g per sach(1) and powd for oral soln ascorbic acid 7.54g and sodium ascorbate 48.11g per sach(1)	addition of PSS
Macrogol 3350 with potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride (Movicol) powder for oral soln 13.125 g with potassium chloride 46.6 mg, sodium bicarbonate 178.5 mg and sodium chloride 350.7 mg	price decrease
Magnesium sulphate (Martindale) inj 2 mmol per ml, 5 ml ampoule	price decrease and addition of PSS
Mebeverine hydrochloride (Colofac) tab 135 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Melphalan (Melpha) inj 50 mg vial	price decrease and addition of PSS
Meropenem (Meropenem-AFT) inj 500 mg vial and inj 1 g vial	price decrease and addition of PSS
Metaraminol (Torbay) inj 10 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	price decrease and addition of PSS
Methotrexate (Methotrexate Pharmascience) inj 7.5 mg prefilled syringe	new listing (p’code 2733102)
Methylprednisolone aceponate (Advantan) crm 0.1% and oint 0.1%, 15 g	addition of PSS
Moxifloxacin (Moxifloxacin Kabi) inj 1.6 mg per ml, 250 ml bottle	price decrease and addition of PSS
Moxifloxacin tab 400 mg	Brand change Moximed – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2717913) Avelox to be delisted 1 December 2026
Multivitamins (Mvite) tab (BPC cap strength)	price decrease and addition of PSS
Nimodipine (Nimotop) tab 30 mg	new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2731568)
Niraparib (Zejula) cap 100 mg	to be delisted 1 October 2026
Oxybutynin (Alchemy Oxybutynin) tab 5 mg	addition of PSS
Paediatric oral feed 1 kcal/ml (Pediasure (chocolate)) liquid 2.8 g protein, 11.2 g carbohydrate and 5 g fat per 100 ml, 200 ml bottle	Pharmacode change new Pharmacode listing (p’code 2731592) Pharmacode 2705754 to be delisted 1 August 2026
Paracetamol (Pacimol) tab 500 mg - blister pack - 1,000 tablet pack	price decrease and addition of PSS
Paraffin liquid with wool fat (Poly-Visc) eye oint 3% with wool fat 3%, 3.5 g	new listing (p’code 2718626)
Promethazine hydrochloride (XGen) inj 25 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule	new listing (p’code 2733374)
Quetiapine (Quetapel) tab 25 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg and 300 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Rifampicin (Rifadin) inj 600 mg vial	addition of PSS
Rizatriptan (Rizatriptan Rising) tab orodispersible 10 mg	new listing (p’code 2733145)
Rizatriptan (Rizamelt) tab orodispersible 10 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Rizatriptan (Rizatriptan Viatris) tab orodispersible 10 mg	price decrease
Rosuvastatin (Rosuvastatin Mylan)	new listing Tab 5 mg (p’code 2727870) Tab 10 mg (p’code 2727889) Tab 20 mg (p’code 2727897) Tab 40 mg (p’code 2727900)
Simvastatin (Simvastatin Viatris) tab 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg	price decrease and addition of PSS
Sodium citro-tartrate (Ural) grans eff 4 g sachets	price decrease and addition of PSS
Sunitinib (Sunitinib Rex) cap 12.5 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg	amended restriction criteria
Suxamethonium chloride (Martindale) inj 50 mg per ml, 2 ml ampoule	price decrease and addition of PSS
Tamoxifen citrate (Tamoxifen Sandoz) tab 10 mg and 20 mg	addition of PSS
Temozolomide (Temozolomide (Devatis)) cap 5 mg	new listing (p’code 2733188)
Temozolomide cap 5 mg (Temaccord, Temozolomide Taro and Temozolomide (Devatis)), cap 20 mg (Temaccord), cap 100 mg (Temaccord), cap 140 mg (Temaccord) and cap 250 mg (Temaccord)	amended restriction criteria
Tenecteplase inj 50 mg vial	delisted 1 July 2026
Tenecteplase (Metalyse) inj 50 mg vial with diluent	new listing (p’code 2028743)
Teriflunomide (Teriflunomide Aurobindo) tab 14 mg	new listing (p’code 2733099)
Testosterone undecanoate inj 250 mg per ml, 4 ml vial	Brand change Gonadron – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2721368) Reandron 1000 to be delisted 1 December 2026
Thiamine hydrochloride tab 50 mg	Brand change Thiamine-REX – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2721368) Thiamine Multichem to be delisted 1 December 2026
Triamcinolone acetonide inj 10 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule (Kenacort-A 10) and inj 40 mg per ml, 1 ml ampoule (Kenacort-A 40)	addition of PSS
Triamcinolone acetonide (Kenalog in Orabase) paste 0.1%, 5 g	price decrease and addition of PSS
Tropicamide (Mydriacyl) eye drops 0.5% and 1%, 15 ml	price increase
Ursodeoxycholic acid (APO-Ursodeoxycholic Acid) cap 250 mg	new listing (p’code 2729504)
Valaciclovir (Valaciclovir Viatris) tab 500 mg	new listing (p’code 2725983)
Vancomycin (Vancomycin Viatris) inj 500 mg vial	Pack size change Inj 500 mg vial, 10 inj pack – new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2706113) Inj 500 mg, 1 inj pack to be delisted 1 February 2027

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