The NSW Medicines Formulary (The Formulary) is a list of medicines approved for initiation in inpatients in NSW public hospitals and health services. The Formulary includes the approved indication, dose formulations and prescribing restrictions for individual medicines, where applicable.
How will this affect the use of medicines in primary care settings?
From July 2023, you may observe a shift in prescribing patterns as they align with medicines listed on the Formulary.
The main changes include a reduction in the number of:
- Medicines within a class
- Formulations and dose choices for a specified medicine
- Medicines that include combination therapies
When a patient’s medicine regimen is stabilised in the community, they may be transitioned to alternative dose formulations or combination therapies to assist with patient adherence or medicine costs.