New Drugs

The following items were added to the drug file for November 2009.

Drug Name Form Strength Qty
Alprazolam-GA Tab 1mg 50
Apomine PFS Syrn-P/F 50mg/10mL 5
Carvedilol Sandoz Tab 6.25mg 60
Carvedilol Sandoz Tab 12.5mg 60
Carvedilol Sandoz Tab 25mg 60
Diclofenac-GA # Tab-EC 50mg 50
Epiramax Tab 25mg 60
Epiramax Tab 50mg 60
Epiramax Tab 100mg 60
Epiramax Tab 200mg 60
Frusemide-Claris # Amp 20mg/2mL 5
Gemcitabine Actavis Vl 200mg 4
Gemcitabine Actavis Vl 1g 2
PC Resdone # Tab 0.5mg 60
PC Resdone # Tab 1mg 60
PC Resdone # Tab 2mg 60
PC Resdone Tab 3mg 60
PC Resdone Tab 4mg 60
Revlimid Cap 5mg 21
Revlimid Cap 10mg 21
Revlimid Cap 15mg 21
Revlimid Cap 25mg 21
Reyataz Cap 100mg 60
Tobra-Day Vl 500mg/5mL 10
Valprease Tab-EC 200mg 100
Valprease Tab-EC 500mg 100
Venlafaxine generichealth XR Cap-SR 75mg 28
Venlafaxine generichealth XR Cap-SR 150mg 28

# Item has more than one listing in the PBS book

Private to PBS/RPBS

The following items were transferred from Private to PBS.

Drug Name Form Strength Qty
Co-Diovan Tab 320/12.5mg 28
Co-Diovan Tab 320/25mg 28
Vytorin Tab 10mg-10mg 30
Vytorin Tab 10mg-20mg 30

New and Revised CMIs

The following CMIs are new or revised for November 2009.

CMI Name Status
Actemra New
Amethocaine Eye Drops Minims New
Amoxil Adult Preparations Revised
Amoxil Paediatric Preparation Revised
Anpec Revised
Atropine Eye Drops Minims New
Avastin Revised
Avonex Revised
Chemmart Cephalexin Suspension New
Chloramphenicol Eye Drops Minims New
Crestor Revised
Doribax Revised
Ebixa Revised
GenRx Cephalexin Suspension New
GenRx Isotretinoin Revised
GenRx Tamoxifen Revised
Humatrope Revised
Kalixocin Revised
Lipex Revised
Meloxicam Winthrop Revised
Mersyndol DayStrength New
Mobic Revised
Norvasc Revised
Oxybuprocaine Minims New
Panvax H1N1 New
Pepcidine Revised
Phenylephrine Eye Drops Minims New
Prednisolone Eye Drops Minims New
Pristiq Revised
Pulmozyme Revised
Repreve Revised
Revlimid Revised
Risperdal Tablets and Solution Revised
Simvar Revised
Singulair Revised
Stelara New
Sumatab Revised
Synagis Revised
Terry White Chemists Cephalexin Suspension New
Vytorin Revised
Zocor Revised
Zostavax Revised

Withdrawn CMIs

The following CMIs are withdrawn as of November 2009.

CMI Name Status
DBL Fluconazole (HH) Withdrawn
Dimetapp DM Paediatric Drops (WT) Withdrawn
Dimetapp Infant Drops & Dimetapp Colour Free Infant Drops (WT) Withdrawn
Rapilysin (RO) Withdrawn