Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2016
Decision relating to idarucizumab and dabigatran
8 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim NZ Limited for the listing of idarucizumab for use in DHB hospitals, along with price reductions for dabigatran.
The funding of idarucizumab means that an antidote to dabigatran will be available for use in DHB hospitals from 1 September 2016. Idarucizumab can be used in situations where reversal of the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran is required for emergency surgery/urgent procedures, or situations of life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding.
