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


Last updated
17 October 2019