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 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 April 2024 - preview of changes for May 2024
Pharmaceutical |
Change |
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Ambrisentan (Ambrisentan Viatris) tab 5 mg and 10 mg |
amended restriction criteria |
Amino acid formula (without lysine) (GA Express 15), 30 sachets |
delisted 1 May 2024 |
Amino acid formula
|
new listing
|
Amino acid formula
|
price increase |
Amino acid oral feed 0.8 kcal/ml liquid 2.5 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate and 3.5 g fat per 100 ml, 250 ml carton, 18 cartons |
New listing
|
Carbohydrate and fat supplement (Duocal Super Soluble Powder) powder 72.7 g carbohydrate and 22.3 g fat per 100 g, can, 400 g |
new listing (p’code 727113) |
Carbohydrate supplement (Polycal) powder 96 g carbohydrate per 100 g, can, 400 g |
new listing (p’code 408050) |
Carob bean gum with maize starch and maltodextrin (Aptamil Feed Thickener) powder, can, 380 g |
new listing (p’code 2432129) |
Cefuroxime inj 750 mg and 1.5 g vial |
PSS delayed
|
Ciprofloxacin (Ciprofloxacin – Torrent) tab 500 mg |
new listing (p’code 2664615) |
Dolutegravir with lamivudine (Dovato) tab 50 mg with lamivudine 300 mg |
new listing (p’code 2674335) |
Dulaglutide (Trulicity) inj 1.5 mg per 0.5 ml prefilled pen |
amended restriction criteria |
Enteral feed (Nutrison Energy) liquid 6 g protein, 18.3 g carbohydrate and 5.8 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
price increase |
Enteral feed 1 kcal/ml (Nutrison Multi Fibre) liquid 4 g protein, 12.3 g carbohydrate, 3.9 g fat and 1.5 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
new listing (p’code 2632993) |
Enteral feed 1 kcal/ml (Nutrison RTH) liquid 4 g protein, 12.3 g carbohydrate and 3.9 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
new listing (p’code 2632969) |
Enteral feed 1.5 kcal/ml (Nutrison Energy Multi Fibre) liquid 6 g protein, 18.4 g carbohydrate, 5.8 g fat and 1.5 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
new listing (p’code 2632985) |
Enteral feed 2kcal/ml (Nutrison Concentrated) liquid 7.5 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate and 10 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 500 ml |
price increase |
Enteral feed with fibre 0.83 kcal/ml (Nutrison 800 Complete Multi Fibre) liquid 5.5 g protein, 8.8 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fat and 1.5 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
price increase |
Enteral liquid peptide formula (Nutrini Peptisorb Energy) liquid 4.2 g protein, 18.6 g carbohydrate and 6.58 g fat per 100 ml, 500 ml |
price increase |
Erlotinib (Alchemy) tab 100 mg and 150 mg |
price decrease and addition of PSS |
Extensively hydrolysed formula (Pepti-Junior) powder 14 g protein, 53.4 g carbohydrate and 27.3 g fat per 100 g, can, 450 g |
new listing (p’code 2641305) |
Extensively hydrolysed formula
|
price increase |
Fat-modified feed (Mongen) powder 12.8 g protein, 68.6 g carbohydrate and 12.9 g fat per 100 g, can,400 g |
new listing (p’code 2601443) |
Flecainide acetate (Tambocor) inj 10 mg per ml, 15 ml ampoule |
price increase |
Fluticasone furoate with umeclidinium and vilanterol (Trelegy Ellipta) powder for inhalation fluticasone furoate 100 mcg with umeclidinium 62.5 mcg and vilanterol 25 mcg, 30 dose |
new listing (p’code 2674904) |
Glycerol trioleate (GTO Oil) liquid, bottle 500 ml |
new listing (p’code 2126567) |
Hepatic oral feed (Heparon Junior) powder 12 g protein, 56 g carbohydrate and 22 g fat per 100 g, can, 400 g |
price increase |
High fat formula
|
price increase |
High protein enteral feed 1.25 kcal/ml (Nutrison Protein Plus) liquid 6.3 g protein, 14.2 g carbohydrate and 4.9 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
new listing (p’code 2572974) |
High protein enteral feed 1.26 kcal/ml (Nutrison Protein Intense) liquid 10 g protein, 10.4 g carbohydrate and 4.9 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 500 ml |
price increase |
High protein enteral feed 1.26 kcal/ml (Nutrison Protein Plus Multi Fibre) liquid 6.3 g protein, 14.1 g carbohydrate, 4.9 g fat and 1.5 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 1,000 ml |
new listing (p’code 2148986) |
Human milk fortifier (Human Milk Fortifier) powder 0.325 g protein, 0.37 g carbohydrate and 0.175 g fat per 1 g sachet, 50 sachets |
new listing (p’code 2678470) |
Human milk fortifier (e.g. FM 85) powder 0.2 g protein, 0.7 g carbohydrate and 0.02 g fat per 1 g sachet |
amended chemical name |
Hyoscine hydrobromide (Scopolamine – Mylan) patch 1 mg per 72 hours |
new listing (p’code 2666391) |
Liraglutide (Victoza) inj 6 mg per ml, 3 ml prefilled pen |
amended restriction criteria |
Long-chain triglyceride supplement
|
new listing
|
Low-calcium formula (Locasol) powder 14.6 g protein, 55.2 g carbohydrate and 25.8 g fat per 100 g, can, 400 g |
new listing (p’code 2601451) |
Low electrolyte oral feed (Kindergen) powder 7.5 g protein, 57.6 g carbohydrate and 25.9 g fat per 100 g, can, 400 g |
new listing (p’code 2601427) |
Low electrolyte oral feed 2 kcal/ml, liquid 7.5 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate and 10 g fat per 100 ml, 125 ml carton, 4 cartons |
new listing
|
Low-calcium formula (Locasol) powder 14.6 g protein, 55.2 g carbohydrate and 25.8 g fat per 100 g, can, 400 g |
new listing (p’code 2601451) |
Maize starch (Nutilis) powder, can, 300 g |
new listing (p’code 2400456) |
Medium-chain triglyceride supplement
|
new listing
|
Mepolizumab (Nucala) inj 100 mg prefilled pen and inj 100 mg vial |
amended restriction criteria |
Mirtazapine (Noumed) tab 30 mg and 450 mg, 30 tab pack |
new listing (p’code 2678802 and 2678810 respectively) |
Multivitamins (Paediatric Seravit) powder vitamin A 3200 mcg with vitamin D 100 mcg, vitamin E 54.2 mg, vitamin C 400 mg, vitamin K1 108 mcg thiamine 3.2 mg, riboflavin 4.4 mg, niacin 41 mg, vitamin B6 3.6 mg, folic acid 600 mcg, vitamin B12 9 mcg, biotin 120 mcg, pantothenic acid 24 mg, choline 1250 mg and inositol 700 mg, 200 g |
new listing (p’code 413933) |
Niraparib (Zejula) cap 100 mg, 56 and 84 cap pack |
new listing (p’code 2635232 and 2635240 respectively) |
Oral feed 1.5 kcal/ml liquid 4 g protein and 33.5 g carbohydrate per 100 ml, bottle, 200 ml
|
new listing
|
Paediatric enteral feed 0.76kcal/ml (Nutrini Low Energy Multifibre RTH) liquid 2.5 g protein, 12.5 g carbohydrate, 3.3 g fat and 0.7 g fibre per 100 ml, bag, 500 ml |
|
Paediatric enteral feed 1kcal/ml (Nutrini RTH) liquid 2.7 g protein, 12.3 g carbohydrate and 4.4 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 500 ml |
new listing (p’code 2632918) |
Paediatric enteral feed 1.5 kcal/ml (Nutrini Energy Multi Fibre) liquid 4.1 g protein, 18.5 g carbohydrate, 6.7 g fat and 0.8 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 500 ml |
price increase |
Paediatric enteral feed 1.5kcal/ml (Nutrini Energy RTH) liquid 4.1 g protein, 18.5 g carbohydrate and 6.7 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 500 ml |
new listing (p’code 2632926) |
Paediatric oral feed 1 kcal/ml liquid 3.4 g protein, 18.8 g carbohydrate and 6.8 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 200 ml |
new listing
|
Paediatric oral feed 1kcal/ml liquid 4.0 g protein, 18.8 g carbohydrate, 6.8 g fat and 1.5 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 200 ml |
new listing
|
Paediatric oral/enteral feed 1kcal/ml (Infatrini) liquid 2.6 g protein, 10.3 g carbohydrate, 5.4 g fat and 0.6 g fibre per 100 ml, bottle, 125 ml |
price increase |
Peptide-based enteral feed 1kcal/ml (Nutrison Advanced Peptisorb) liquid 4 g protein, 17.7 g carbohydrate and 1.7 g fat per 100 ml, bottle, 500 ml |
new listing (p’code 2665433) |
Povidone-iodine (Riodine) soln 10%, 500 ml |
price increase |
Preoperative carbohydrate feed 0.5 kcal/ml (preOp) oral liq 0 g protein, 12.6 g carbohydrate and 0 g fat per 100 ml, 200 ml bottle, 4 |
price increase |
Protein supplement (Protifar) powder 89 g protein, less than 1.5 g carbohydrate and 2 g fat per 100 g, can, 225 g |
new listing (p’code 279269) |
Theophylline
|
price increase |
Tocilizumab (Actemra) inj 20 mg per ml, 4 ml vial, 10 ml vial and 20 ml vial |
amended restriction criteria |
Trientine (Trientine Waymade) cap 250 mg |
new listing and addition of PSS (p’code 2621738) |
Trientine dihydrochloride cap 300 mg |
to be delisted 1 October 2024 |