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Release Date: 01 January 2024
eMIMS Version: updates December 2023 DVD release only
File Name: FullEmimsJan24.exe
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What's New (Full update)

The January 2024 update includes

  • Additions to the PBS:
    • Abacavir/Lamivudine Viatris Tablets (Abacavir; lamivudine) Alphapharm (8i)
      600 mg/300 mg [30] x 2: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Community Access - Authority (Streamlined)
    • Adalicip Prefilled pen (Adalimumab) Cipla (10c)
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2] x 2: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled pen) [2] x 3: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Adalicip Prefilled syringe (Adalimumab) Cipla (10c)
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      40 mg/0.4 mL (Prefilled syringe) [2] x 3: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • ARX-Dabigatran Capsules (Dabigatran etexilate) Sandoz (2k)
      75 mg [60]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      110 mg [60]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      110 mg [60] x 2: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      150 mg [60]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      150 mg [60] x 2: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
    • Benzylpenicillin Benzathine Powder for injection (Brancaster Pharma, UK) (Benzathine benzylpenicillin) Orspec (8a)
      1.2 Million unit (+ solvent) (S19A TGA) [1] x 10: PBS/RPBS
      1.2 Million unit (+ solvent) (S19A TGA) [1] x 10: Prescriber Bag (Dr Bag)
    • Bridgewest Metoclopramide Solution for Injection BP (Metoclopramide hydrochloride) Bridgewest (3h)
      10 mg/2 mL [10]: PBS/RPBS
      10 mg/2 mL [10]: Prescriber Bag (Dr Bag)
      10 mg/2 mL [10] x 4: Authority (Streamlined) - Palliative Care
    • Calquence Tablets (Acalabrutinib) AstraZeneca (9f)
      100 mg [56]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Esomeprazole Viatris Tablets (Esomeprazole) Alphapharm (1a)
      20 mg [30]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      20 mg [30] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg [30]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      40 mg [30] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Gazyva Concentrate for infusion (Obinutuzumab) Roche (9f)
      1000 mg/40 mL [1]: Section 100 (Chemo, Revised Arrangements) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      1000 mg/40 mL [1]: Section 100 (Chemo, Revised Arrangements) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
    • HYDROmorphone Hydrochloride 1 mg/mL Oral solution, USP (Rhodes) (Hydromorphone hydrochloride) Medsurge (4a)
      1 mg/mL 1 mL (S19A TGA) [473]: Restricted - PBS/RPBS
      1 mg/mL 1 mL (S19A TGA) [473]: Authority (Streamlined) - Palliative Care
    • Kivexa Tablets (Abacavir; lamivudine) ViiV (8i)
      600 mg/300 mg [30] x 2: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Community Access - Authority (Streamlined)
    • Lynparza Tablets (Olaparib) AstraZeneca (9f)
      100 mg [56] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      150 mg [56] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Orkambi 75/94 mg Granules (Lumacaftor; ivacaftor) Vertex (11e)
      75 mg/94 mg (sachet) [56]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      75 mg/94 mg (sachet) [56]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
    • Pharmacor Deferasirox Dispersible tablets (Deferasirox) Pharmacor (20a)
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
    • Pirfenidet Tablets (Pirfenidone) Accord (10c)
      267 mg [90] x 3: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      801 mg [90]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Pomolide Capsules (Pomalidomide) Juno (10c)
      1 mg [14]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      1 mg [14]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      1 mg [21]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      1 mg [21]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      2 mg [14]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      2 mg [14]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      2 mg [21]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      2 mg [21]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
    • Ramipril Viatris Tablets (Ramipril) Helix Pharmaceuticals (2a)
      1.25 mg [30]: PBS/RPBS
      1.25 mg [30] x 2: Restricted - PBS/RPBS
    • Sitagliptin/Metformin 50/1000 SUN Tablets (Sitagliptin; metformin hydrochloride) Sun Pharma ANZ (6e)
      50 mg/1000 mg [56]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
    • Sitagliptin/Metformin 50/500 SUN Tablets (Sitagliptin; metformin hydrochloride) Sun Pharma ANZ (6e)
      50 mg/500 mg [56]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
    • Sitagliptin/Metformin 50/850 SUN Tablets (Sitagliptin; metformin hydrochloride) Sun Pharma ANZ (6e)
      50 mg/850 mg [56]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
    • Stelara Solution for intravenous infusion (Ustekinumab) Janssen-Cilag (10c)
      130 mg/26 mL (vial) [1] x 4: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      130 mg/26 mL (vial) [1] x 4: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
    • Stelara Solution for subcutaneous injection (Ustekinumab) Janssen-Cilag (10c)
      90 mg/mL 1 mL (prefilled syringe) [1]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Trazent Capsules (Dimethyl fumarate) Alphapharm (10c)
      240 mg [56]: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
    • Ultomiris 100 mg/mL Concentrated solution for infusion (Ravulizumab) Alexion (10c)
      300 mg/3 mL [1]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      300 mg/3 mL [1]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      1.1 g/11 mL [1]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      1.1 g/11 mL [1]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
  • Restriction changes:
    • Brukinsa Capsules (Zanubrutinib) BeiGene (9f)
      80 mg [120]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Calquence Capsules (Acalabrutinib) AstraZeneca (9f)
      100 mg [56]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Calquence Tablets (Acalabrutinib) AstraZeneca (9f)
      100 mg [56]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Imbruvica Capsules (Ibrutinib) Janssen-Cilag (9f)
      140 mg [90]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
    • Keytruda Concentrate for injection (Pembrolizumab) Merck Sharp & Dohme (9f)
      100 mg/4 mL [1]: Section 100 (Chemo, Revised Arrangements) - Private - Authority
      100 mg/4 mL [1]: Section 100 (Chemo, Revised Arrangements) - Public - Authority
    • Lynparza Tablets (Olaparib) AstraZeneca (9f)
      100 mg [56] x 2: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
      100 mg [56] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      150 mg [56] x 2: Authority - PBS/RPBS
      150 mg [56] x 2: Authority (Streamlined) - PBS/RPBS
    • Orkambi 100/125 mg Granules (Lumacaftor; ivacaftor) Vertex (11e)
      100 mg/125 mg (sachet) [56]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      100 mg/125 mg (sachet) [56]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
    • Orkambi 100/125 mg Tablets (Lumacaftor; ivacaftor) Vertex (11e)
      100 mg/125 mg [112]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      100 mg/125 mg [112]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
    • Orkambi 150/188 mg Granules (Lumacaftor; ivacaftor) Vertex (11e)
      150 mg/188 mg (sachet) [56]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      150 mg/188 mg (sachet) [56]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
    • Orkambi 200/125 mg Tablets (Lumacaftor; ivacaftor) Vertex (11e)
      200 mg/125 mg [112]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      200 mg/125 mg [112]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
    • Soliris Concentrated solution for infusion (Eculizumab) Alexion (10c)
      300 mg/30 mL [1]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      300 mg/30 mL [1]: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
    • Venclexta Starting pack (Venetoclax) AbbVie (9f)
      1 month pack [1]: Authority - PBS/RPBS
  • Bioequivalence Indicator changes:
    • Bicillin L-A Suspension for injection (Benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate) Pfizer (8a)
      1.2 Million unit/2.3 mL (equiv. 900 mg/2.3 mL) [10]: Prescriber Bag (Dr Bag)
      1.2 Million unit/2.3 mL (equiv. 900 mg/2.3 mL) [10]: PBS/RPBS
    • Deferasirox Juno Dispersible tablets (Deferasirox) Juno (20a)
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      125 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      250 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Private - Authority (Streamlined)
      500 mg [28] x 6: Section 100 (Highly Specialised Drugs) - Public - Authority (Streamlined)
    • Maxolon Solution for injection (Metoclopramide hydrochloride) iNova (3h)
      10 mg/2 mL [10]: PBS/RPBS
      10 mg/2 mL [10]: Prescriber Bag (Dr Bag)
      10 mg/2 mL [10] x 4: Authority (Streamlined) - Palliative Care
  • the latest MIMS Medicine Information
    • Over 150 updates or additions to the MIMS listings
    New listings include:
    • Aciclovir Accord (Aciclovir) Accord (8i)
    • Aclasta (France) (Zoledronic acid) Sandoz (6g)
    • Adalicip (Adalimumab) Cipla (10c)
    • Ampicillin for Injection, USP (Eugia, USA) (Ampicillin) ProPG (8a)
    • ARX-Dabigatran (Dabigatran etexilate) Sandoz (2k)
    • Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 (Raxtozinameran) Pfizer (10a)
    • Estramon (Germany) (Estradiol) Reach Pharma (6b)
    • Famotidine Tablets USP (BluePoint, USA) (Famotidine) Medsurge (1a)
    • Fluoxetine Capsules (Medreich, UK) (Fluoxetine) Link (3d)
    • Fluoxetine Capsules (Morningside, UK) (Fluoxetine) Medsurge (3d)
    • Gastrografin (Bayer, UK) (Amidotrizoate meglumine; sodium amidotrizoate) Orspec (17a)
    • Gliclazide MR Viatris (Gliclazide) Alphapharm (6e)
    • Ixarola (Rivaroxaban) Bayer (2k)
    • Misoprostol Tablets (ANI Pharmaceuticals) (Misoprostol) Orspec (1a)
    • Morphini HCl Streuli Oral Drops (Switzerland) (Morphine hydrochloride trihydrate) Medsurge (4a)
    • Mycophenolic Acid ARX (Mycophenolate sodium) Arrow (10c)
    • Paracetamol Kabi (Germany) (Paracetamol) Medsurge (4b)
    • Pharmacor Deferasirox (Deferasirox) Pharmacor (20a)
    • Pirfenidet (Pirfenidone) Accord (10c)
    • Ramipril Viatris (Ramipril) Helix Pharmaceuticals (2a)
    • Sabril (UK) (Vigabatrin) Sanofi-Aventis (3g)
    • Sitagliptin/Metformin SUN (Sitagliptin; metformin hydrochloride) Sun Pharma ANZ (6e)
    • Sugammadex Accord (Sugammadex) Accord (20a)
    • Sugammadex Sandoz (Sugammadex) Sandoz (20a)
    • Sugammadex Viatris (Sugammadex) Alphapharm (20a)
    • Trazent (Dimethyl fumarate) Alphapharm (10c)
    • Vitarubin Depot (Streuli Pharma, Switzerland) (Hydroxocobalamin) ProPG (19c)
    • Zypadhera (Germany) (Olanzapine pamoate monohydrate) Link (3c)
  • the latest MIMS DrugAlert data
  • the latest CMIs
    • Over 329 updates or additions to the collection