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Varicella zoster vaccine [Shingles vaccine]    Medsafe Data Sheets   New Zealand Formulary.   Hospital Medicines List.   PDF Schedule - Refer from page 307.
- Only on a prescription
- No patient co-payment payable
  • Inj 50 mcg per 0.5 ml vial plus vial
    • Brand Fully subsidised brand. Shingrix
    • Pharmacode2631687
    • Subsidy $0.00
    • Measure / Qty per 1
    • Brand Fully subsidised brand. Shingrix
    • Pharmacode2671921
    • Subsidy $0.00
    • Measure / Qty per 10

  1. Funded for patients meeting the following criteria:

    1. Either:

      1. Two doses for all people aged 65 years, or

      2. Two doses for people 18 years of age or older with any of the following:

        1. pre- and post-haematopoietic stem cell transplant or cellular therapy; or

        2. pre- or post-solid organ transplant; or

        3. haematological malignancies; or

        4. people living with poorly controlled HIV infection; or

        5. planned or receiving disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs – targeted synthetic, biologic, or conventional synthetic) for polymyalgia rheumatica, systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis; or

        6. end stage kidney disease (CKD 4 or 5); or

        7. primary immunodeficiency

  2. Contractors will be entitled to claim payment from the Funder for the supply of Varicella zoster vaccine (Shingles vaccine) to patients eligible under the above criteria pursuant to their contract with Health New Zealand (Health NZ) for subsidised immunisation, and they may only do so in respect of the Varicella zoster vaccine [Shingles vaccine] listed in the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

  3. Contractors may only claim for patient populations within the criteria that are covered by their contract, which may be a sub-set of the population described in paragraph A above.

  • Rectangle page icon symoblising a PDF. PDF
  • A tick icon. Fully subsidised
  • An oval with the number 29 in it. Unapproved medicine under Section 29
  • An asterisk symbol. 3 or 6 months should be dispensed at once
  • Two duplicate pages icon. Click to copy
  • A triangle symbol. Three months supply may be dispensed at one time if endorsed "certified exemption" by the prescriber or pharmacist.
  • OP Original pack
  • Sole Subsidised Supply



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