August 2017

MIMS Full Prescribing Update

New / Revised

Product Name

Section changed
New Alecensa  
New APO-Atomoxetine  
New APO-Doxycycline  
New APOHealth Decongestant Nasal Spray  
New APO-Itraconazole  
New Atomerra  
New Atomoxetine Sandoz  
New Azithromycin Mylan  
New BioFem  
New BioGaia Probiotic Drops  
New Blackmores Curcumin Active + Boswellia  
New Blackmores Nails, Hair & Skin Liquid  
New Blackmores Probiotics+ Bowel Support  
New Blackmores Probiotics+ Daily Health  
New Blackmores Probiotics+ Immune Defence  
New Blackmores Probiotics+ Kids Daily Health  
New Blackmores Ultra Cranberry 50, 000 mg  
New Blackmores Vitamin K2 Melt 180 mcg  
New Blooms the Chemist Escitalopram  
New Blooms the Chemist Fluoxetine  
New Blooms the Chemist Irbesartan HCTZ  
New Blooms the Chemist Metformin XR  
New Bosentan APOTEX  
New Bosentan Mylan  
New Calcipotriol/Betamethasone Sandoz 50/500  
New Canesten Extra Clotrimazole and Hydrocortisone Cream  
New ChondroCare Excel  
New Cipla Imatinib Adult  
New Diabact UBT  
New Epirube  
New Epirubicin Accord  
New Eplerenone AN  
New Fluticasone Cipla Inhaler  
New Gabapentin AN Capsules  
New Hospira Glycopyrrolate Injection  
New IB-Pro  
New Irbesartan Amneal  
New Irbesartan HCTZ Amneal  
New Klyx  
New Modafinil Sandoz  
New Moxicam Capsules  
New Naloxone Juno  
New Nervoderm  
New NortriTABS  
New Obizur  
New OctreoScan  
New Ondansetron Accord  
New Ostira  
New Paclitaxin  
New Paracetamol/Codeine GH 500/30  
New Pedea  
New Rabgest  
New Technescan HDP  
New Tevatiapine XR  
New Ultratag RBC  
New Valganciclovir Sandoz  
Revised Actos Presentation
Revised Adempas Excipients
Revised Aerrane Precautions
Revised Airomir Autohaler and Inhaler Adverse Effects, Overdosage, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Alendro Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Alphagan Eye Drops Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Alprax Presentation
Revised Amira Adverse Effects
Revised Amoxil Parenteral TGA Date
Revised AmoxyClav GH TGA Date
Revised Anaprox Precautions
Revised Anexate TGA Date
Revised Anzatax Injection Concentrate TGA Date
Revised APO-Anastrozole Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Dosage and Administration, Excipients, Interactions with Other Medicines, New indication, Precautions, Presentation
Revised APO-Clopidogrel Blister Adverse Effects
Revised Apo-Gliclazide MR Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised APO-Irbesartan Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised APO-Irbesartan HCTZ Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised APO-Metformin XR Deleted Presentation, Excipients, Precautions, Presentation, Storage
Revised APO-Telmisartan Sponsor
Revised APO-Terbinafine Product Name change
Revised Apresoline TGA Date
Revised Arimidex TGA Date
Revised Arthrotec 50 Precautions
Revised Aspen Dexamfetamine Product Name change
Revised Astromide Adverse Effects
Revised Atenolol-AFT TGA Date
Revised Atozet Clinical Trials, Dosage and Administration, Indications, Interactions with Other Medicines, New indication, Precautions
Revised Augmentin TGA Date
Revised Augmentin Duo 400 Suspension TGA Date
Revised Auro-Citalopram TGA Date
Revised Aurozapine Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Ausfam Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Avelox Precautions
Revised Axit Precautions
Revised BeneFIX Presentation
Revised Betaferon Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Biostate Description, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Blooms the Chemist Celecoxib Precautions
Revised Blooms the Chemist Irbesartan Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Blooms the Chemist Irbesartan HCTZ TGA Date
Revised Box Jellyfish Antivenom Dosage and Administration, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Bretaris Genuair Description, Presentation, Storage
Revised BrinzoQuin Eye Drops 1.0% Clinical Trials
Revised Briviact Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Brown Snake Antivenom Dosage and Administration, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Budenofalk Foam Enema TGA Date
Revised Cephalexin AN TGA Date
Revised Cerdelga Interactions with Other Medicines
Revised Cerezyme Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Description, Dosage and Administration, Indications, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Chemmart Amiodarone Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Chemmart Irbesartan Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Chemmart Irbesartan HCTZ Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Chemmart Olanzapine Adverse Effects, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Chemmart Perindopril TGA Date
Revised Cisatracurium-AFT Description
Revised Citalopram AN Excipients, Presentation
Revised Clarac Sponsor
Revised Cleviprex Sponsor
Revised Clopidogrel RBX TGA Date
Revised Codapane Forte Interactions with Other Medicines, Name of Medicine, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Comfarol Forte Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Compound Sodium Lactate (Hartmann's Solution) and 5% Glucose Description, Name of Medicine, Presentation
Revised Cortate Presentation
Revised Cosudex 50 mg Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Coversyl Plus Presentation
Revised Cozaar Excipients, Presentation
Revised Crysanal Precautions
Revised Cyklokapron Adverse Effects
Revised Cyproterone AN 100 mg Excipients
Revised DBL Carboplatin Injection Adverse Effects, Description, Precautions
Revised DBL Cefepime Powder for Injection TGA Date
Revised DBL Desferrioxamine Mesylate for Injection BP Description
Revised DBL Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised DBL Ergometrine Injection TGA Date
Revised DBL Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection TGA Date
Revised DBL Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Intravenous Infusion Adverse Effects, Description, Precautions
Revised Denpax Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Depo-Provera Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Precautions
Revised Depo-Ralovera Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Precautions
Revised Diapride Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Diazepam Elixir 10 mg/10 mL Deleted Presentation, Presentation
Revised Diclofenac Sandoz Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Di-Con One Sponsor
Revised Dilantin Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines
Revised Diltiazem Sandoz CD Description, Excipients, Interactions with Other Medicines
Revised Dimetapp Cough Cold & Flu Daytime/Nightime Liquid Caps Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Cough Cold & Flu Decongestant Day & Night Liquid Caps Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Kids 2 to 5 Years Allergic Rhinitis Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Kids 2 to 5 Years Allergic Rhinitis Colour Free Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Kids 6 Years & Over Cold & Allergy Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Kids 6 Years & Over Cold & Allergy Colour Free Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Kids 6 Years & Over Cough & Cold Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Kids 6 Years & Over Cough & Cold Colour Free Product Name change
Revised Dimetapp Nasal Decongestant Description, Presentation, Product Name change, Sponsor
Revised Diprivan TGA Date
Revised Docetaxel AN Product Name change, Sponsor
Revised Donepezil AN Presentation
Revised Doxy Tablets Adverse Effects, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Duodopa Adverse Effects
Revised DuoTrav TGA Date
Revised Dymista 125/50 Adverse Effects, Description, Dosage and Administration, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Elelyso Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Excipients, Overdosage, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Eleva TGA Date
Revised Eligard Adverse Effects
Revised Enidin Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Epiduo Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised EpiPen Adverse Effects
Revised EpiPen Jr Adverse Effects
Revised Erythrocin IV TGA Date
Revised Escitalopram AN TGA Date
Revised Esomeprazole Sandoz Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Eutroxsig Presentation
Revised Eviplera Interactions with Other Medicines
Revised Evoltra Adverse Effects, Excipients, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Evotaz Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Fareston Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Faslodex Adverse Effects
Revised Faverin Excipients, Sponsor
Revised Favic Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Felodur ER Excipients
Revised Femara Adverse Effects
Revised Fentanyl Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Ferriprox Description, Presentation
Revised Fibsol Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Fisamox Presentation
Revised Flubiclox Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Flucon TGA Date
Revised Fluconazole Claris TGA Date
Revised Foscavir Description, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Fosipril Sponsor
Revised Frisium Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Fucidin Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Gabapentin Sandoz Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Galvumet Adverse Effects, Excipients
Revised GANfort PF 0.3/5 Adverse Effects, Precautions, Storage
Revised Gardasil Clinical Trials
Revised GenRx Amiodarone Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised GenRx Clomipramine Adverse Effects
Revised GenRx Norfloxacin Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Giotrif Adverse Effects
Revised Glaumox Powder for Injection Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised Gliolan TGA Date
Revised Glucose Intravenous Infusion BP 5% (Baxter) Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Granisetron-AFT TGA Date
Revised Hizentra Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Presentation
Revised Hospira Ceftazidime Powder for Injection TGA Date
Revised Humira New Presentation of Brand already available, Presentation
Revised Hygroton 25 TGA Date
Revised Hysone Dosage and Administration, Excipients
Revised Ibiamox Description, Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Ibimicyn Presentation
Revised Idaprex TGA Date
Revised Idaprex Combi 4/1.25 TGA Date
Revised Imuran TGA Date
Revised Inlyta Precautions
Revised Invega Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Iptam Description
Revised Janumet Adverse Effects, Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Precautions, Precautions
Revised Janumet XR Adverse Effects, Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Precautions, Precautions
Revised Januvia Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Jespect Sponsor
Revised Kaletra Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines
Revised Karvezide Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Kenacort-A 40 Presentation
Revised Kepcet Adverse Effects
Revised Ketalar Description
Revised Ketoral Injection Precautions
Revised Lamictal Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Lamidus Excipients
Revised Lamivudine + Zidovudine Alphapharm Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Lenest 20 ED Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Pharmacology
Revised Levemir Precautions
Revised Lioresal Adverse Effects, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Lioresal Intrathecal Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Lithicarb Precautions
Revised Livostin Eye Drops Adverse Effects, Adverse Effects
Revised Livostin Nasal Spray Adverse Effects, Adverse Effects
Revised Locacorten-Vioform Ear Drops Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Lomide Eye Drops 0.1% Sponsor
Revised Lucentis Clinical Trials, Dosage and Administration, Precautions
Revised Luvox Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Marcain Spinal 0.5%, Marcain Spinal 0.5% Heavy Description, Presentation, Storage
Revised Marcain with Fentanyl Interactions with Other Medicines
Revised Mersyndol Forte Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Mesasal TGA Date
Revised Metrogyl Pharmacology, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Metronidazole-Claris Sponsor
Revised Micardis Plus TGA Date
Revised Microgynon 20 ED Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage
Revised Microgynon 50 ED Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage
Revised Microlut Excipients, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Mifepristone Linepharma TGA Date
Revised Mirtazapine Sandoz ODT TGA Date
Revised Mobic Precautions
Revised Morphine Juno TGA Date
Revised Naprosyn Precautions
Revised Naprosyn SR Precautions
Revised NeisVac-C Vaccine TGA Date
Revised Nimotop Excipients
Revised Nolvadex, Nolvadex-D Excipients
Revised Norvir Tablets and Oral Solution Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Novatin Description, Presentation, Product Name change, Sponsor
Revised Noxafil Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Nupentin Adverse Effects, Precautions, Precautions
Revised Nupentin Tabs Adverse Effects, Precautions, Precautions
Revised Olanzapine Sandoz Adverse Effects, Excipients
Revised Omnipaque (Intrathecal) Presentation, Presentation
Revised Omnipaque (Intravascular, Oral and Body Cavities) Presentation, Presentation
Revised Ondansetron AN ODT Description, Excipients
Revised Opdivo Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Dosage and Administration, New indication, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Orencia Presentation
Revised Orgaran Description
Revised Ovestin Tablets Adverse Effects, Presentation
Revised Oxis Turbuhaler Description, Excipients, Name of Medicine, Sponsor
Revised Oxycodone Sandoz Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Panadeine Forte Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Panamax Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Panto Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Dosage and Administration
Revised Pharmacor Duloxetine Adverse Effects
Revised Pioglitazone AN Presentation
Revised PiperTaz Sandoz Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Placil Adverse Effects
Revised Polaramine Presentation
Revised Pravastatin AN Adverse Effects, Presentation, Sponsor
Revised PredMix Oral Liquid Sponsor
Revised Premarin Tablets Adverse Effects, Excipients, Precautions
Revised Premia (2.5 Continuous, 5 Continuous) Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Pritor/Amlodipine TGA Date
Revised Prochlorperazine GH TGA Date
Revised Prodeine Forte Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Provera Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Precautions
Revised Provive 1% TGA Date
Revised Provive MCT-LCT 1% Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Proxen SR Precautions
Revised Qlaira Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Storage
Revised Qpril Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Excipients, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Ramipril AN Excipients, Presentation
Revised Rani 2 Excipients, Presentation
Revised Razit Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Remicade Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Reminyl Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised ReoPro Sponsor
Revised Risperidone Sandoz Presentation
Revised Rivotril Excipients, Presentation
Revised Rixadone Adverse Effects, Overdosage
Revised Rixubis Storage
Revised Rocuronium Mylan Description, Dosage and Administration, Precautions
Revised Ropibam TGA Date
Revised Roxin Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Salpraz Heartburn Relief Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Sandrena TGA Date
Revised Sevikar HCT Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Signifor Adverse Effects
Revised Signifor LAR Adverse Effects
Revised Silic 15 Name of Medicine
Revised Sodium Iodide (<sup>131</sup>I) Solution BP (For Therapy) TGA Date
Revised Solaraze 3% Gel Adverse Effects, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Somac Heartburn Relief TGA Date
Revised Somac Injection TGA Date
Revised Sozol Excipients, Presentation, Sponsor, Storage
Revised Stonefish Antivenom Dosage and Administration, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Sudafed Sinus + Anti-inflammatory Pain Relief Caplets Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials
Revised Sudafed Sinus 12 Hour Relief Tablets Adverse Effects
Revised Symbicort Rapihaler Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Symbicort Turbuhaler Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Synacthen Description, Presentation, Sponsor
Revised Synacthen Depot Description, Presentation
Revised Syquet Adverse Effects, New Presentation of Brand already available, Precautions, Presentation, Sponsor, Storage
Revised TachoSil TGA Date
Revised Tacrolimus APOTEX Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Tamoxen Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Targocid Dosage and Administration
Revised Tecfidera Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Teicoplanin Sandoz Adverse Effects, Overdosage, Precautions
Revised Temozolomide AN Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Tenolten TGA Date
Revised Terry White Chemists Amiodarone TGA Date
Revised Terry White Chemists Gliclazide MR Adverse Effects, Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Terry White Chemists Irbesartan HCTZ Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Terry White Chemists Isosorbide Mononitrate Presentation
Revised Terry White Chemists Metformin XR Excipients, Presentation, Storage
Revised Terry White Chemists Olanzapine Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Terry White Chemists Omeprazole Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Tevaripiprazole TGA Date
Revised Thallous Chloride Tl 201 Injection USP TGA Date
Revised Timoptol Adverse Effects, Description, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Tracleer TGA Date
Revised Trajentamet Contraindications, Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Truvada Interactions with Other Medicines, Pharmacology
Revised Twynsta TGA Date
Revised Tykerb Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Description, Excipients, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Uromitexan Precautions
Revised Urso Description, Excipients, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Ursosan Precautions
Revised Valdoxan Adverse Effects, Precautions, Presentation
Revised Valette Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Valoid TGA Date
Revised Valprease Excipients, Sponsor
Revised Vamin 14, Vamin 14 & Vamin 18 Electrolyte Free Indications
Revised Venlafaxine Actavis XR Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Sponsor
Revised Versatis Sponsor
Revised Victoza Adverse Effects
Revised Videx and Videx EC Contraindications, Precautions
Revised Viekira Pak-RBV Combination Therapy Pack Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Contraindications, Dosage and Administration, Interactions with Other Medicines, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Viread Description, Interactions with Other Medicines, Pharmacology
Revised Voltaren Precautions
Revised Voltaren Rapid 50 Precautions
Revised Xalacom Adverse Effects
Revised Xarelto Clinical Trials
Revised Xtandi Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Precautions
Revised Xylocaine and Xylocaine with Adrenaline Name of Medicine, Product Name change
Revised Xyntha Excipients
Revised Yervoy Adverse Effects, Precautions
Revised Zactin Description
Revised Zactin Tabs TGA Date
Revised Zepatier Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Zinforo Adverse Effects, Clinical Trials, Dosage and Administration, Pharmacology, Precautions
Revised Zinopril Adverse Effects, Contraindications, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised ZolaCos CP Adverse Effects, Excipients, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions
Revised Zoladex 10.8 mg Implant Description
Revised Zoladex 3.6 mg Implant Description
Revised Zopral Adverse Effects, Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Precautions
Revised Zopral ODT Adverse Effects, Adverse Effects, Interactions with Other Medicines, Interactions with Other Medicines, Precautions, Precautions
Deleted Anastrozole Synthon  
Deleted Anastrozole-GA  
Deleted APO-Amoxycillin and Clavulanic Acid 125/31.25  
Deleted Carbaccord  
Deleted Chemmart Aciclovir  
Deleted Chemmart Piroxicam Capsules  
Deleted Chemmart Piroxicam Dispersible Tablets  
Deleted Exemestane-GA  
Deleted Irinotecan Actavis  
Deleted Letara  
Deleted Letrozole-GA  
Deleted Letrozole-Synthon  
Deleted Ondaz  
Deleted Oxaliplatin Actavis  
Deleted Pharmacor Anastrozole 1  
Deleted Pharmacy Choice Anastrozole  
Deleted Pharmacy Choice Letrozole  
Deleted Terry White Chemists Aciclovir  
Deleted Terry White Chemists Piroxicam Capsules  
Deleted Topotecan Agila  

This list is a summary of only some of the changes that have occurred over the last month. Before prescribing, always refer to the full product information.

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