Pharmaceutical Schedule
About the Schedule
The New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule (the "Schedule") is a list of the approximately 2000 prescription medicines and therapeutic products subsidised by the Government. The Schedule is published three times a year and updated monthly on this website.
The printed Schedule is distributed free to about 11,000 medical practitioners, pharmacists, medical libraries, professional bodies and support groups, and can also be requested by other users, including pharmaceutical suppliers and the general public.
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Section A – Refer from page 12 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
Section B
- Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
- Blood and Blood Forming Organs
- Cardiovascular System
- Dermatologicals
- Genito-Urinary System
- Hormone Preparations - Systemic Excluding Contraceptive Hormones
- Infections - Agents for Systemic Use
- Musculoskeletal System
- Nervous System
- Oncology Agents and Immunosuppressants
- Respiratory System and Allergies
- Sensory Organs
- Extemporaneously Compounded Preparations and Galenicals
- Special Foods
Section C – Refer from page 165 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
Section D – Refer from page 171 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
Section E – Refer from page 194 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
Section F – Refer from page 195 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
Section G – Refer from page 197 of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
Printed Schedule Publications
Pharmaceutical Schedule - Download the latest printed schedule Pharmaceutical Schedule - effective 1 December 2009 (226 pages, 1439 KB).
Update - PHARMAC updates the Schedule monthly. Download the latest printed update Schedule Update - effective 1 February 2010 (44 pages, 885 KB)
Section H - Section H is the list of medicines with national contracts, funded by DHB hospitals. Download the latest printed Section H Section H - effective 1 November 2009 (103 pages, 605 KB)
Monthly PHO Newsletter - This is a monthly update for PHO´s of the changes occuring in the Update to the Pharmaceutical Schedule. Download the latest version 2010-02 PHO Newsletter (1 page, 56 KB)
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Schedule Database - The Schedule database is also available to software developers. Click here or contact 
John Geering for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Refer to our Frequently Asked Questions if you have any questions about medicine subsidies.
Notification of Product Changes
To notify PHARMAC of any product changes, please use the Notification of Product Changes (2 pages, 144 KB) form.
Page updated on 01 Feb 2010
Linked documents
Pharmaceutical Schedule, February 2010 (224 pages, 1251 KB)
February 2010 Volume 17 Number 0 Editors Kaye Wilson & Scott Brydon email: schedule@pharmac.govt.nz Telephone +64 4 460 4990 Facsimile +64 4 460 4995 Level 9, 40 Mercer Street PO Box 10 254 Wellington Freephone Information Line 0800 66 00…
Pharmaceutical Schedule - effective 1 December 2009 (226 pages, 1439 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency December 2009 New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule December 2009 Volume 16 Number 3 Editors Kaye Wilson & Scott Brydon email: schedule@pharmac.govt.nz Telephone +64 4 460 4990 Facsimile +64 4 460 4995 Level 9, 40 Mercer Street PO Box…
Schedule Update - effective 1 February 2010 (44 pages, 885 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency Update New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule Effective 1 February 2010 Cumulative for January and February 2010 Section H cumulative for December 2009, and January, February 2010 Contents Summary of PHARMAC decisions effective 1 February 2010 …. 3 Aromatase…
Section H - effective 1 November 2009 (103 pages, 605 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency Section H for Hospital Pharmaceuticals Effective 1 November 2009 New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule Contents Introducing PHARMAC …..2 Members of the PHARMAC Board ….2 Decision Criteria …2 PHARMAC and Section H of the Pharmaceutical Schedule ….3 The PHARMAC…
2010-02 PHO Newsletter (1 page, 56 KB)
Pharmaceutical Management Agency PHO Newsletter Aromatase inhibitors – reference pricing February 2010 There are some changes to the subsidies of the aromatase inhibitors – anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane. These changes include the listing of a new brand of letrozole, as…
Notification of Product Changes (2 pages, 144 KB)
Pharmacists rely on the information provided by the Pharmacy Guild’s ‘Premiums Guide’, and PHARMAC’s ‘Pharmaceutical Schedule’ and ‘Monthly Update’. This is why information for these publications must be accurate and received within the given timeframes...
