PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL DIGEST DECEMBER 8 2023 What’s in this issue?
Immunisation Update December 7 2023 View online Pharmac Kauneke Update December 2023 View online ACC Primary Care Provider Update December 2023 ACC Provider Update Dexamfetamine Sulfate 5 mg Brand Change View online
Methylphenidate ER Concerta Supply Update View online Morphine Factsheet – Health Navigator Charitable Trust View online
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Immunisation Update December 7 2023 Pharmac Kauneke Update December 2023 ACC Primary Care Provider Update December 2023 Dexamfetamine Sulfate 5 mg Brand Change Methylphenidate ER Concerta Supply Update Morphine Factsheet – Health Navigator Charitable Trust Ethosuximde 250 mg Capsules Supply Issue and Brand Change 8. Pharmac Tender Notification December 2023 9. Our New Health System Recording and Survey 10. Supply Updates for Pharmacists and Primary Care Prescribers 11. Top Weekend Viewing • Immunisation update dated December 7 can be viewed online. •
The Kanueke Update for December 2023 can be viewed online.
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Primary Care update from ACC can be viewed online.
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Information on Dexamfetamine Sulfate 5 mg brand change can be viewed online. This information will be updated on the Pharmac website shortly. Any questions, please email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz. Pharmac will continue to update their website with information about stock of both Concerta and Methylphenidate ER – Teva. Any questions, please email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz Health Navigator Charitable Trust has been working on a morphine liquid factsheet for Pharmac. This factsheet outlines the brand change from RA-Morph to Wockhardt morphine and the differences between the two, specifically the change in strength and the need to take care to ensure you don’t take too much medicine. View online for the Pharmac factsheet and it is also available on the Healthify website: https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/m/morphine/ An update on Ethosuximide 250 mg capsules can be viewed online. For further information, please email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz.
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Ethosuximde 250 mg Capsules Supply Issue and Brand Change View online
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