Price Reductions for 2013 Main Cycle and 2013 Supplementary Cycle A

Price Reductions for 2013 Main Cycle

The outcomes below for the 2013 main cycle are for drugs/manners of administration that were directly affected by the December 2012 Federal Court judgment around treatment of delisted brands in price disclosure. Brands in the 2013 main cycle that were not affected by the December 2012 judgment had outcomes determined in December 2012 with a reduction day on 1 April 2013.

Summary of 1 August 2013 Price Reductions for Main Cycle by Drug / Manner of Administration / Weighted Average Percentage Reduction:

Summary Table of 1 August 2013 Price Reductions for Main Cycle

Drug

MOA

Weighted Average Percentage Reduction

Amoxycillin

Oral

20.04%

Calcitriol

Oral

10.84%

Captopril

Oral

24.76%

Carboplatin

Injection

22.50%

Carvedilol

Oral

23.93%

Cefaclor

Oral

11.71%

Cefepime

Injection

33.39%

Ceftriaxone

Injection

50.18%

Cephalexin

Oral

14.14%

Ciprofloxacin

Oral

25.17%

Cisplatin

Injection

24.02%

Citalopram

Oral

37.36%

Clarithromycin

Oral

14.49%

Clopidogrel

Oral

43.75%

Codeine with paracetamol

Oral

13.54%

Enalapril

Oral

19.00%

Epirubicin

Injection/intravesical

51.35%

Etoposide

Injection

34.24%

Famotidine

Oral

23.40%

Fluconazole

Oral

21.66%

Fluoxetine

Oral

18.34%

Fosinopril

Oral

10.74%

Gemcitabine

Injection

38.58%

Gemfibrozil

Oral

18.21%

Irinotecan

Injection

27.26%

Lamotrigine

Oral

21.40%

Lisinopril

Oral

21.13%

Metformin

Oral

15.05%

Omeprazole

Oral

22.36%

Paroxetine

Oral

26.97%

Pravastatin

Oral

34.08%

Quinapril

Oral

16.36%

Ramipril

Oral

20.41%

Risperidone

Oral

39.70%

Roxithromycin

Oral

20.13%

Sertraline

Oral

38.30%

Simvastatin

Oral

44.66%

Topiramate

Oral

19.20%

Vincristine

Injection

27.63%

For further information about specific weighted average ex-manufacturer price outcomes for each brand, and confirmation of brands with no reductions, please see the legal determination on the Comlaw website.

An agreed process for responsible persons to raise any questions or concerns arising from an outcome mentioned above is set out in the Price Disclosure Dispute Resolution Administrative Process.  The date for lodgement of disputes is Friday 3 May 2013.

Price Reductions for 2013 Supplementary Cycle A

Summary of 1 August 2013 Price Reductions for 2013 Supplementary Cycle A by Drug / Manner of Administration / Weighted Average Percentage Reduction

Summary Table of 1 August 2013 Price Reductions for 2013 Supplementary Cycle A

Drug

MOA

Weighted Average Percentage Reduction

Dexamethasone

Injection

14.46%

Temozolomide

Oral

24.43%

 For further information about specific weighted average ex-manufacturer price outcomes for each brand, and confirmation of brands with no reductions, please see the legal determination on the Comlaw website.

An agreed process for responsible persons to raise any questions or concerns arising from an outcome mentioned above is set out in the Price Disclosure Dispute Resolution Administrative Process.  The date for lodgement of disputes is Friday 3 May 2013.