Dear Ms Hodson

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 7 August 2015, requesting:

1. Which thyroid medications and compounded Natural Desiccated Thyroid
hormone extracts e.g. Whole Thyroid Extract, Extended Release T3; are
listed on the New Zealand MIMS list? Please provide an answer by product
name e.g. Eltroxin. Note that when I say MIMS list I am referring to the
list that doctors and other medical specialists use when they want to know
what medicines are available that they can prescribe patients.

2. If compounded Natural Desiccated Thyroid hormone extracts are not
listed on the MIMS list, why not?

3. When was the last time that a compounded Natural Desiccated Thyroid
hormone extract was submitted by a company to be included on the MIMS list
so it could be listed? Was this application accepted? And if not, on what
grounds was it declined and which agency declined it? What information was
used to decline the application and who was consulted? What patient input
was included in the decision-making process in this instance?  

4. What criteria would compounded Natural Desiccated Thyroid hormone
extracts have to meet to qualify for listing?

Your request has been received and logged.  As required under the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry will respond to your request within 20
working days.  You should receive a response on or before 4 September
2015.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201503367

Yours sincerely
 
Ashley Goodwin
OIA Co-ordinator l Government Relations l Office of the Director General

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