Price Reductions for Main, First Transitional and Second Transitional Cycles

Summary of 1 April 2012 Price Reductions for Main, First Transitional and Second Transitional Cycles by Drug / Manner of Administration / Weighted Average Percentage reduction

Drugs and Manner of Administration in the Main Cycle with a Weighted Average Percentage Reduction with a scheduled Reduction day of 1 April 2012

Drug

MOA

Weighted Average Percentage Reduction

Alprazolam

Oral

17.10%

Amiodarone

Oral

18.89%

Amlodipine

Oral

48.29%

Amoxycillin

Oral

35.24%

Amoxycillin with Clavulanic Acid

Oral

32.93%

Atenolol

Oral

22.13%

Azathioprine

Oral

14.15%

Baclofen

Oral

31.05%

Calcitriol

Oral

12.54%

Captopril

Oral

15.33%

Carboplatin

Injection

66.41%

Cefaclor

Oral

20.38%

Cephalexin

Oral

35.00%

Ciprofloxacin

Oral

42.81%

Citalopram

Oral

55.16%

Clarithromycin

Oral

19.39%

Clomipramine

Oral

12.32%

Clozapine

Oral

26.23%

Codeine with Paracetamol

Oral

32.27%

Diltiazem

Oral

16.04%

Enalapril

Oral

30.02%

Epirubicin

Injection/intravesical

78.05%

Famotidine

Oral

25.26%

Felodipine

Oral

14.39%

Flucloxacillin

Injection

26.65%

Fluoxetine

Oral

18.67%

Fluvoxamine

Oral

18.18%

Frusemide

Injection

16.85%

Gabapentin

Oral

28.83%

Galantamine

Oral

17.55%

Gemfibrozil

Oral

29.38%

Glimepiride

Oral

26.69%

Hydroxocobalamin

Injection

10.92%

Isosorbide Mononitrate

Oral

10.45%

Isotretinoin

Oral

13.69%

Lactulose

Oral

24.69%

Lamotrigine

Oral

20.93%

Lansoprazole

Oral

20.92%

Lercanidipine

Oral

24.36%

Lisinopril

Oral

25.41%

Metformin

Oral

17.16%

Methotrexate

Injection

20.20%

Metoprolol

Oral

18.81%

Mirtazapine

Oral

25.55%

Moclobemide

Oral

19.15%

Nifedipine

Oral

15.74%

Norfloxacin

Oral

31.92%

Omeprazole

Oral

37.46%

Omeprazole and Clarithromycin and Amoxycillin

Oral

11.93%

Pantoprazole

Oral

37.97%

Paroxetine

Oral

41.01%

Perindopril

Oral

15.27%

Pravastatin

Oral

49.94%

Quinapril

Oral

24.30%

Ramipril

Oral

37.54%

Roxithromycin

Oral

34.22%

Sertraline

Oral

45.26%

Simvastatin

Oral

55.60%

Sodium Chloride

Injection/solvent for injectables

82.71%

Sotalol

Oral

28.71%

Temazepam

Oral

15.34%

Terbinafine

Oral

31.46%

Ticlopidine

Oral

12.36%

Tramadol

Injection

10.73%

Tramadol

Oral

24.43%

Trandolapril

Oral

20.53%

For further information about specific prices for pharmaceutical items please see the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) at the following link:

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011L02702

 

Drugs and Manner of Administration in the first Transitional Cycle with a Weighted Average Percentage Reduction with a scheduled Reduction day of 1 April 2012

Drug

MOA

Weighted Average Percentage Reduction

Alendronic Acid

Oral

31.84%

Cisplatin

Injection

30.37%

Fluconazole

Oral

15.00%

Topiramate

Oral

11.62%

For further information about specific prices for pharmaceutical items please see the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) at the following link:

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011L02703

 

Drugs and Manner of Administration in the Second Transitional Cycle with a Weighted Average Percentage Reduction with a scheduled Reduction day of 1 April 2012

Drug

MOA

Weighted Average Percentage Reduction

Carvedilol

Oral

20.37%

Clopidogrel

Oral

32.62%

Gemcitabine

Injection

53.65%

Irinotecan

Injection

64.63%

Vinorelbine

Injection

63.87%

For further information about specific prices for pharmaceutical items please see the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) at the following link:

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011L02688