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New Drugs
The following items were added to the drug file for September 2011.
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| Drug Name |
Form |
Strength |
Qty |
| Brilinta |
Tab |
90mg |
56 |
| CiloQuin |
Eye-Drp |
0.3%, 5mL |
2 |
| Ciloxan |
Eye-Drp |
0.3%, 5mL |
2 |
| Clexane |
Syrn-P/F |
80mg/0.8mL |
20 |
| Clexane |
Syrn-P/F |
100mg/1mL |
20 |
| Clopidogrel-DRLA |
Tab |
75mg |
28 |
| Erbitux |
Vl |
100mg/20mL |
1 |
| Erbitux |
Vl |
500mg/100mL |
1 |
| Escitalopram-DRLA |
Tab |
10mg |
28 |
| Escitalopram-DRLA |
Tab |
20mg |
28 |
| Exemestane Pfizer |
Tab |
25mg |
30 |
| Fenpatch |
Pch |
12mcg |
5 |
| Fenpatch |
Pch |
25mcg |
5 |
| Fenpatch |
Pch |
50mcg |
5 |
| Fenpatch |
Pch |
75mcg |
5 |
| Fenpatch |
Pch |
100mcg |
5 |
| Ferinject |
Vl |
100mg/2mL |
5 |
| Ferinject |
Vl |
500mg/10mL |
5 |
| Ferro-tab |
Tab |
200mg |
60 |
| Genoptic |
Eye-Drp |
0.3%, 5mL |
1 |
| Gilenya |
Cap |
500mcg |
28 |
| Glivec |
Tab |
100mg |
60 |
| Glivec |
Tab |
400mg |
30 |
| Idaprex |
Tab |
2mg |
30 |
| Idaprex |
Tab |
4mg |
30 |
| Idaprex |
Tab |
8mg |
30 |
| Idaprex Combi |
Tab |
4mg-1.25mg |
30 |
| Maxidex |
Eye-Drp |
0.1%, 5mL |
1 |
| Meropenem Ranbaxy |
Vl |
500mg |
5 |
| Meropenem Ranbaxy |
Vl |
1g |
5 |
| Ocuflox |
Eye-Drp |
0.3%, 5mL |
2 |
| Ondansetron Alphapharm |
Inj |
4mg/2mL |
1 |
| Ondansetron Alphapharm |
Inj |
8mg/4mL |
1 |
| Pharmacist Formula Cold & Flu Belladonna |
Tab |
* |
20 |
| Pharmacist Formula Cold & Flu Greens |
Tab |
* |
20 |
| Prednefrin Forte |
Eye-Drp |
10mL |
1 |
| Suboxone |
Flm |
2mg-0.5mg |
28 |
| Suboxone |
Flm |
8mg-2mg |
28 |
| Tobrex |
Eye/O |
0.3%, 3.5g |
1 |
| Tobrex |
Eye-Drp |
0.3%, 5mL |
1 |
| TRUEbalance |
Reag |
electrode, 50 |
2 |
| TRUEresult |
Reag |
electrode, 50 |
2 |
| Vagiclear Duo |
Pack |
150mg, 1% 10g |
1 |
Private to PBS/RPBS
The following items were transferred from Private to PBS.
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| Drug Name |
Form |
Strength |
Qty |
| Daivobet |
Gel |
30g |
1 |
| Denpax |
Pch |
12mcg |
5 |
| Diflucan |
Susp |
50mg/5mL, 35mL |
1 |
| Fragmin |
Syrn-P/F |
12500u/0.5mL |
10 |
Mesalazine – Maximum Quantity and Pack Size Change
For Mesalazine suppository 1g, item code 8752P, brand Pentasa, the pricing pack size changes from 28 to 30 with a change to the commonwealth price to pharmacist. The listed maximum quantity of 28 also changes to 30.
Relisted Items
The following items deleted in April 2011 have been relisted effective 1 September 2011:
Flupenthixol Decanoate, oily I.M. injection 20mg in 1mL, brand Fluanxol Depot, item code 2255Q Zuclopenthixol Decanoate, oily I.M. injection 200mg in 1mL, brand Clopixol Depot, item code 8097E
Existing prescriptions written as PBS benefits prior to 1 April 2011 can be dispensed as PBS benefits from 1 September 2011 with the relisted item codes 2255Q and 8097E.
Prescriptions written from 1 April 2011 to 31 August 2011 inclusive are private prescriptions.
Bioequivalent Items
The following PBS items are equivalent for the purposes of substitution effective from 1 September 2011.
Clopidogrel Tablets |
| 5436D |
Clopidogrel – Tablet 75mg |
| 8358X |
Clopidogrel – Tablet 75mg (as hydrogen sulfate) |
| 9354H |
Clopidogrel – Tablet 75mg (as besilate) |
Fentanyl Patches |
| 5265D |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 1.28mg (releasing approximately 12 micrograms per hour) |
| 5437E |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 2.063mg (releasing approximately 12 micrograms per hour) |
| 8878G |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 2.1mg (releasing approximately 12 micrograms per hour) |
| 5438F |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 4.125mg (releasing approximately 25 micrograms per hour) |
| 5277R |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 2.55mg (releasing approximately 25 micrograms per hour) |
| 8891Y |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 4.2mg (releasing approximately 25 micrograms per hour) |
| 5439G |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 8.25mg (releasing approximately 50 micrograms per hour) |
| 5278T |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 5.10mg (releasing approximately 50 micrograms per hour) |
| 8892B |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 8.4mg (releasing approximately 50 micrograms per hour) |
| 5440H |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 12.375mg (releasing approximately 75 micrograms per hour) |
| 5279W |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 7.65mg (releasing approximately 75 micrograms per hour) |
| 8893C |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 12.6mg (releasing approximately 75 micrograms per hour) |
| 5441J |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 16.5mg (releasing approximately 100 micrograms per hour) |
| 5280X |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 10.20mg (releasing approximately 100 micrograms per hour) |
| 8894D |
Fentanyl – Transdermal patch 16.8mg (releasing approximately 100 micrograms per hour) |
Deactivation of Pfizer Patient Support Program
On the advice of Pfizer, to consolidate the number of prompts appearing on your screens, the Patient Support Program (PSP) function in AWD is to be deactivated. If you are using this function, the September 2011 Drug Update disables it with immediate effect.
Pharmacies that have installed the GuildCare programs will be able to continue to enrol patients into the various Pfizer Patient Support Programs.
If you have further questions in relation to this please direct them to your local Pfizer Established Products representative or Pfizer Medical Information on 1800 675 229.
New and Revised CMIs
The following CMIs are new or revised for September 2011.
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| CMI Name |
Status |
| Andriol Testocaps |
Revised |
| APO-Escitalopram |
Revised |
| APO-Fluvoxamine |
Revised |
| APO-Leflunomide |
New |
| Arabloc |
Revised |
| Aranesp |
Revised |
| Arava |
Revised |
| BeneFIX |
Revised |
| Bridion |
Revised |
| Chemmart Escitalopram |
Revised |
| Chemmart Famotidine |
Revised |
| Cordarone X |
Revised |
| Cosudex 150mg |
Revised |
| Duratocin |
Revised |
| Eliquis |
New |
| Enablex |
Revised |
| Epilim |
Revised |
| Epilim IV |
Revised |
| Exforge |
Revised |
| Exforge HCT |
Revised |
| Firmagon |
Revised |
| Flixotide Accuhaler |
Revised |
| Gardasil |
Revised |
| GenRx Famotidine |
Revised |
| Heparin Injection |
Revised |
| Idaprex |
New |
| Idaprex Combi |
New |
| Implanon NXT |
Revised |
| Integrilin |
Revised |
| Isentress |
Revised |
| Kuvan |
New |
| Lyrica |
Revised |
| Metopirone |
Revised |
| Nordette |
Revised |
| Pentasa Suppositories |
Revised |
| Premarin |
Revised |
| Prevenar |
Revised |
| Ralozam |
Revised |
| Relpax |
Revised |
| Remicade |
Revised |
| Roferon-A |
Revised |
| Simponi |
Revised |
| Tazocin EF |
Revised |
| Terry White Chemists Escitalopram |
Revised |
| Terry White Chemists Famotidine |
Revised |
| Timentin |
Revised |
| TOBI |
New |
| Valdoxan |
Revised |
| Valproate Winthrop |
Revised |
| Visken |
Revised |
| Xanax |
Revised |
| Xatral SR |
Revised |
| Xergic |
Revised |
| Xydep |
Revised |
| Zelitrex Cytomegalovirus |
Revised |
| Zelitrex Herpes |
Revised |
| Zelitrex Shingles |
Revised |
| Zoloft |
Revised |
| Zoton FasTabs |
Revised |
| Zovirax 200mg Tablets |
Revised |
| Zovirax 400mg Tablets |
Revised |
| Zovirax 800mg Tablets (35 pack) |
Revised |
| Zovirax 800mg Tablets (120 pack) |
Revised |
Withdrawn CMIs
The following CMIs are withdrawn as of September 2011.
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| CMI Name |
Status |
| Chemmart Nifedipine |
Withdrawn |
| GenRx Nifedipine |
Withdrawn |
| Infanrix-hexa |
Withdrawn |
| Infanrix Hexa (thiomersal free) |
Withdrawn |
| Infanrix Penta |
Withdrawn |
| Zoton Capsules (WY) |
Withdrawn |
| Zoton Granules for Suspension (WY) |
Withdrawn |
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