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New Drugs
The following items were added to the drug file for May 2007.
| Drug Name | Form | Strength | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accu-Chek Performa | Reag | strips, 50 | 1 |
| APO-go | Amp | 20mg/2mL | 5 |
| Betachek G5 | Reag | 50 | 1 |
| Enbrel # | Inj-Set | 50mg, 4 | 1 |
| Epirubicin | Amp | 50mg/25mL | 1 |
| Epirubicin | Amp | 100mg/50mL | 1 |
| Goldshield Hydroxocobalamin | Amp | 1mg/1mL | 5 |
| Lescol XL | Tab-SR | 80mg | 28 |
| Prexaton | Tab-SR | 150mg | 30 |
| Prexaton | Tab-SR | 150mg | 90 |
| Simvastatin Winthrop | Tab | 5mg | 30 |
| Simvastatin Winthrop | Tab | 10mg | 30 |
| Simvastatin Winthrop | Tab | 20mg | 30 |
| Simvastatin Winthrop | Tab | 40mg | 30 |
| Simvastatin Winthrop | Tab | 80mg | 30 |
| Tarka 4/240 | Tab-SR | 4mg/240mg | 28 |
| XLYS, LOW TRY Analog | Pwdr | 400g | 1 |
| XLYS, LOW TRY Maxamaid | Pwdr | 500g | 1 |
# Item has more than one listing in the PBS book
Private to PBS/RPBS
The following items were transferred from Private to PBS or RPBS.
| Drug Name | Form | Strength | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coversyl Plus | Tab | 5mg-1.25mg | 30 |
| Roxithromycin-RL | Tab | 150mg | 10 |
| Roxithromycin-RL | Tab | 300mg | 5 |
Perindopril with Indapamide Hemihydrate
A new formulation of Coversyl Plus has been PBS listed from 1 May 2007. Like earlier Coversyl formulation changes, the perindopril salt has changed from erbumine to arginine. As such, a change in dose from 4mg to 5mg is required to provide an equivalent amount of perindopril.
Medicare Australia have advised that the new formulation (2845R –
Prescriptions or repeats for the old formulation can be substituted with the new formulation from 1 May 2007, regardless of the date of prescribing.
However, prescriptions for the new formulation are only valid PBS scripts if the date of prescribing is 1 May 2007 or later. Any scripts for the new formulation written before 1 May 2007 should be dispensed as private scripts as the item was not a benefit at the time of prescribing.
New and Revised CMIs
The following CMIs are new or revised for May 2007.
| CMI Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Amoxycillin Sandoz | New |
| Amprace | Revised |
| Arthrexin | Revised |
| Asasantin SR | Revised |
| Avanza | Revised |
| Avastin | Revised |
| Cabaser | Revised |
| Capoten | Revised |
| Carbamazepine Sandoz | Revised |
| Cefaclor Sandoz | Revised |
| Cefazolin Sandoz | Revised |
| Cefotaxime Sandoz | Revised |
| Ceftriaxone Sandoz | Revised |
| Clarinase | Revised |
| Cosopt | Revised |
| Dantrium Capsules | Revised |
| Demazin Cold Relief Syrups & Clear Syrups | Revised |
| Dexmethsone | Revised |
| Dilantin | Revised |
| Enbrel | Revised |
| Exjade | Revised |
| Femara | Revised |
| Florinef | Revised |
| Fluorescein Novartis 500mg/5mL | New |
| Fuzeon | Revised |
| Glimel | Revised |
| Halcion | Revised |
| Imodium Advanced Chewable Tablets | New |
| Imodium Capsules, Caplets & Melts | New |
| Invanz | Revised |
| Ipratrin | Revised |
| Lescol / Lescol XL | Revised |
| Leucovorin Calcium | Revised |
| Macrodantin | Revised |
| Maxamox | Revised |
| Mersyndol | New |
| Micardis Plus | Revised |
| Micardis Tablets | Revised |
| Midazolam Sandoz | Revised |
| Mitomycin-C Kyowa | Revised |
| Mobic | Revised |
| Monoplus | Revised |
| Monopril | Revised |
| Neurontin | Revised |
| Nolvadex & Nolvadex D | Revised |
| Noxafil | Revised |
| Ondansetron Injection | New |
| Premia Continuous | Revised |
| Prexaton | New |
| Prezista Tablets | New |
| Prinivil | Revised |
| Probitor | Revised |
| Propofol Sandoz | Revised |
| Rapamune Oral Solution | Revised |
| Rapamune Tablets | Revised |
| Remicade | Revised |
| Renitec | Revised |
| Renitec Plus 20/6 | Revised |
| Revatio | New |
| Risperdal Consta | Revised |
| Seretide Accuhaler | Revised |
| Seretide MDI | Revised |
| Seretide MDI with counter | New |
| Sinequan | Revised |
| Tarka | New |
| Timoptol | Revised |
| Timoptol-XE | Revised |
| Xolair | Revised |
| Zarontin | Revised |
| Zyprexa, Zyprexa Zydis, Zyprexa IM | Revised |
| Zyvox Injection | Revised |
| Zyvox Tablets & Oral Suspension | Revised |
Withdrawn CMIs
The following CMIs are withdrawn as of May 2007.
| CMI Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Amoxycillin-BC | Withdrawn |
| Strepfen | Withdrawn |
| Zelmac | Withdrawn |
Holiday Support Hours
The Amfac Customer Support Centre will operate with holiday hours on Anzac Day.
| Tuesday, 24 April 2007 | 8.30 am – 9.00 pm |
| Wednesday, 25 April 2007 | 9.00 am – 5.00 pm |
| Thursday, 26 April 2007 | 8.30 am – 9.00 pm |