✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Buprenorphine? Buprenorphine (generic name: buprenorphine (with or without naloxone)) is a medication used primarily for opioid use disorder treatment and severe pain management. Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) and Subutex (buprenorphine) are funded by Pharmac for OST. Norspan patches are funded…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Methadone? Methadone (generic name: methadone hydrochloride) is a medication used primarily for opioid dependence treatment (opioid substitution therapy) and severe chronic pain. Methadone oral liquid is funded by Pharmac under a strict controlled programme. Prescribing requires addiction medicine…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Permethrin? Permethrin (generic name: permethrin) is a medication used primarily for treatment of scabies and head lice. Permethrin 5% cream (for scabies) is prescription-only in New Zealand. Permethrin 1% (for head lice, e.g. Quellada) is available OTC. Both…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Clotrimazole? Clotrimazole (generic name: clotrimazole) is a medication used primarily for fungal skin infections, vaginal thrush, and oral thrush. Clotrimazole cream, pessaries, and solutions are available over-the-counter at New Zealand pharmacies under the Canesten brand. No prescription is…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Mupirocin? Mupirocin (generic name: mupirocin) is a medication used primarily for bacterial skin infections including impetigo and nasal MRSA decolonisation. Mupirocin 2% ointment (Bactroban) is a prescription-only medicine funded by Pharmac on the Pharmaceutical Schedule in New Zealand….
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Terbinafine? Terbinafine (generic name: terbinafine hydrochloride) is a medication used primarily for fungal nail infections (onychomycosis) and skin fungal infections (tinea). Terbinafine oral tablets (250mg) are funded by Pharmac with Special Authority for dermatologist-confirmed onychomycosis. Cream and spray…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Amiloride? Amiloride (generic name: amiloride hydrochloride) is a medication used primarily for oedema prevention and hypertension, particularly as a potassium-sparing diuretic. Amiloride is available in New Zealand in combination with hydrochlorothiazide (Moduretic) funded on the Pharmaceutical Schedule. Amiloride…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Furosemide? Furosemide (generic name: furosemide (frusemide)) is a medication used primarily for oedema (fluid retention) associated with heart failure, kidney disease, and liver cirrhosis. Furosemide tablets (20mg, 40mg, 500mg) and oral solution are funded by Pharmac on the…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Indapamide? Indapamide (generic name: indapamide) is a medication used primarily for hypertension (high blood pressure) and prevention of cardiovascular events. Indapamide is funded by Pharmac on the Pharmaceutical Schedule. Both immediate-release and modified-release (SR) formulations are available in…
✅ Reviewed by a Registered Pharmacist NZ — Information based on New Zealand prescribing guidelines. What is Verapamil? Verapamil (generic name: verapamil hydrochloride) is a medication used primarily for hypertension, angina, and supraventricular arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation. Verapamil tablets and modified-release preparations are funded by Pharmac on the Pharmaceutical Schedule without Special Authority. In New…