SEPIAPTERIN
Information current as at: 1 July 2026
PBAC meeting date: November 2026
Submission Details
- Brand name:
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- SEPHIENCE®
- Form and strength:
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- Sachet containing oral powder 250 mg
- Sachet containing oral powder 1000 mg
- Submission sponsor:
- PTC THERAPEUTICS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
- Condition/indication:
(therapeutic use) -
- Hyperphenylalaninaemia (HPA) due to phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Listing requested:
- To request listing of sepiapterin (in combination with a low-phenylalanine diet) for the treatment of patients with HPA due to PKU. Upon initiation of treatment with sepiapterin, patients must have a baseline blood phenylalanine level above 360 micromole per L and be less than one month of age, or patients must have a baseline blood phenylalanine level above 600 micromole per L and be more than one month of age.
- Funding program:
- PBS General Schedule
- Request authority level:
- Authority Required (STREAMLINED)
- PBAC Submission type:
- New PBS listing (–)
- Comment:
- --
- Other PBAC consideration:
- --
Progress Details
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Submission received for: - November 2026 PBAC meeting
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2Opportunity for consumer comment:
- Open 22/07/2026 and close 16/09/2026 (see PBS Website)
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3PBAC meeting:
- Has not yet occurred
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4PBAC outcome published:
- Pending PBAC outcome (see PBAC Outcomes)
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5Lodgement of required documentation:
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6Agreement to listing arrangements:
- Has not yet commenced
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7Government processes:
- Has not yet commenced
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8Medicine listed on the PBS:
- Has not yet occurred
PBAC Outcome
Case ID
a1306
Page last updated
23 July 2026
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