PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to remove the ‘three months dispensed all-at-once’ (‘stat’) dispensing rule from the following pharmaceuticals from 1 March 2015, meaning that they would need to be dispensed monthly unless access exemptions apply:

• Betamethasone valerate cream (Beta Cream), ointment (Beta Ointment), lotion (Betnovate) and scalp application (Beta Scalp)
• Clobetasol propionate cream, ointment and scalp application (Dermol)
• Dexamethasone phosphate injection (Dexamethasone-hameln)
• Hydrocortisone cream (Pharmacy Health), tablets (Douglas) and injection (Solu-Cortef)
• Prednisolone oral liquid (Redipred)
• Sodium valproate tablets (Epilim Crushable, Epilim) and oral liquid (Epilim S/F Liquid, Epilim Syrup)

For more details, go to: http://www.pharmac.health.nz/news/consultation-2015-01-09-dispensing/