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The New Zealand Health Information Service - (NZHIS)
The NZHIS is a group within the Ministry of Health responsible for the collection and dissemination of health related information.
Antipsychotic Website Review...
The four main suppliers of Antipsychotic medications in New Zealand - Novartis, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZenica and Eli Lilly, each have their own web site providing information about their antipsychotic products. The following is a brief review of each web site - courtesy of SF New Zealand...
(Listed alphabetically by product name)
Click on products and then CMI (Consumer Medical Information) or data for detailed information about Clozaril. Also see www.pharma.us.novartis.com to check out the main USA web site.
Check out www.risperidal.com - a USA based web site with helpful information for consumers and family members including:
Resource centre.
See www.seroquel.com - this site has some really helpful information on web pages with titles like:
Prescribing information.
ZYPREXA (Olanzapine - Eli Lilly)
See www.zyprexa.com to view web pages for consumer and family members that feature:
An interactive daily activities planner.
Also features information for healthcare practitioners in separate web pages.
(Information courtesy of SF NZ National newsletter)
For more information on antipsychotic medications that are now available and criteria for access to new antipsychotics, click www.pharmac.govt.nz and access 'pharmaceutical schedules'.
The August 2001 schedule - pp 131 to 134 includes:
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride; Clozapine; Haloperidol; Lithium Carbonate; Loxapine Succinate; Methotrimeprazine; Olanzapine; Pericyazine; Pimozide; Quetiapine; Resperidone; Thioridazine Hydrochloride; Thiothixene and Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride.
Depot injections:
Flupenthixol Decanoate; Fluphenazine Decanoate; Haliperidol Decanoate; Pipothiazine Palmitate; Risperidone
Anxiolytics:
Clonazepam; Buspirone Hydrochloride; Clobazam; Diazepam and Lorazepam.