A number of changes have been made to the PBS listings of adalimumab. From 1 April:
- The Amgen, Merck/Samsung, Sandoz and Fresenius 50mg/ml products will be PBS listed and A flagged against the 50mg/ml Humira formulations for all approved indications; and
- Humira 100mg/ml 20mg and 40mg products will be listed and A flagged against the 50mg/ml Humira formulations, and the 50mg/ml Humira product will be phased out over 12 months but cannot be prescribed after 1 April (ie the pharmacies will honour scripts written prior to 1 April).
- Humira 100mg/ml 80mg syringe and pen products will be PBS listed but will not be A flagged as they are not considered equivalent to the “original” Humira formulation/product.