New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule -1 April 2022

PHARMAC

1 April 2022 - The April 2022 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect.

There are a few new listings of note this month.

There are minor restriction changes for the following medicines some of which are now no longer patent protected:

  • Abiraterone acetate (Zytiga)
  • Erlotinib hydrochloride (Tarceva)
  • Gefitinib (Iressa)
  • Nivolumab (Opdivo)
  • Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
  • Sunitinib maleate (Sutent)
  • Rituximab (Riximyo)
  • Zoledronic acid monohydrate (Aclasta, Zoledronic Acid Mylan)

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Michael Wonder

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