What is in this Issue?
PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL DIGEST
JULY 21 2023
1. Decision for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Treatments
2. Aroturuki Tamarike Health and Dental Review
3. Therapeu�c and Natural Health Products Update July 2023
4. Updates for Pharmacists in General Prac�ce week ending July 14 2023
5. Top Weekend Viewing
Decision for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Treatments
Aroturuki Tamarike Health and Dental Review
See attached TOR
• Please see this link to the Pharmac no�fica�on regarding a Decision for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) treatments.
• Aroturuki Tamariki invite primary care clinical leaders and GPNZ nurse leaders to atend a review into access to health and dental services for tamariki and rangatahi in State care.
• Will be held on July 28 10.00am-11.00am via Teams Click here to join the mee�ng
• TOR is atached and for further informa�on please contact Holika.Uhila@aroturuki.govt.nz or to see more about Aroturuki Tamariki visit their website www.aroturuki.govt.nz
Therapeutic and Natural Health Products Update July 2023
See attached upate
Updates for Pharmacists in General Practice week ending July 14 2023
See full notice attached for wider information
• Please see the atached update on the Therapeu�c and Natural Health Products Bill which has passed the Commitee of the Whole House and third reading stages in Parliament.
• Addi�onal informa�on on the Bill can be found on the Ministry’s website or email therapeu�cproducts@health.govt.nz
Supply Issues/Updates:
• Nutricia food products, see Nutricia medicine no�ce for updates on products.
Discontinuation:
• Nifedipine (Tensipine MR10) has been delisted. Informa�on for prescribers can be found:
o NZF guidance on calcium-channel blockers
o Calcium-channel blockers in the Schedule
• Note the 20mg Nifedipine MR must not be halved to get an equivalent dose of 10mg as this can cause acute hypotension.
• For further informa�on, see here for email enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz
Expressions of Interest for Pharmac’s Advisory Committees:
• If you are interested in being involved in Pharmac’s clinical advice network, see Pharmac website, please send an email to advisorycommittees@pharmac.govt.nz outlining your specific clinical area(s) of interest.
For up-to-date information about supply issues please check the Pharmac website
Top Weekend Viewing • Congratula�ons to the New Zealand Football Ferns on winning their opening match against Norway last night. If you can’t get to a live game, you can s�ll watch all the games on TV from the comfort of your favourite chair, plus we have a couple of other sugges�ons for you to check out:
o FIFA Women’s World Cup (Prime TV/Sky Sport 1) – Follow all the games here and in Australia leading up to the final on August 20.
o Bend It Like Beckham (AppleTV) – A girl bends the rules to reach her goal in professional soccer, but her tradi�onal parents want her to hang up her football boots, find a nice boy and learn to cook.
o Dare To Dream: Story of the US Women’s Soccer Team (YouTube) – This three-part documentary follows the story of the current world champions chronicling the rise of women’s soccer in the US.