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First Nations & Inuit Health

Special Formulary for Chronic Renal Failure Patients 2012

20:00 BLOOD FORMATION COAGULATION AND THROMBOSIS

20:16.00 HEMATOPOIETIC AGENTS

DARBEPOETIN ALFA

25mcg/mL Injection
02246354 ARANESP AMG
40mcg/mL Injection
02246355 ARANESP AMG
100mcg/mL Injection
02246357 ARANESP AMG
200mcg/mL Injection
02246358 ARANESP AMG
500mcg/mL Injection
02246360 ARANESP AMG

EPOETIN ALFA

20,000IU/mL Injection
02206072 EPREX JNO
20000IU/0.5mL injection
02243239 EPREX JNO
5,000IU/mL Injection
02243400 EPREX JNO
30000IU/0.75mL Injection
02288680 EPREX JNO
1,000IU/0.5mL Prefilled Syringe
02231583 EPREX JNO
2,000IU/0.5mL Prefilled Syringe
02231584 EPREX JNO
3,000IU/0.3mL Prefilled Syringe
02231585 EPREX JNO
4,000IU/0.4mL Prefilled Syringe
02231586 EPREX JNO
6,000IU/0.6mL Prefilled Syringe
02243401 EPREX JNO
8,000IU/0.8mL Prefilled Syringe
02243403 EPREX JNO
10,000IU/mL Prefilled Syringe
02231587 EPREX JNO
40,000IU/mL Prefilled Syringe
02240722 EPREX JNO

40:00 ELECTROLYTIC, CALORIC, AND WATER BALANCE

40:08.00 ALKALINIZING AGENTS

SODIUM BICARBONATE

500mg Tablet
00392839 SANDOZ SOD BICARBONATE SDZ

40:12.00 REPLACEMENT PREPARATIONS

CALCIUM (CALCIUM GLUCONOLACTATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE)

300mg & 2940mg Effervescent Tablet
02232482 CALCIUM SANDOZ NVC
1750mg & 2327mg Effervescent Tablet
02232483 GRAMCAL NVC

CALCIUM CARBONATE

500mg Capsule
00648353 CALSAN NVC
500mg Chewable Tablet
00705373 CALCIUM WAM
00648345 CALSAN NVC
250mg Tablet
00682047 APO-CAL 250 APX
00645958 CALCIUM TEV

CALCIUM CITRATE

300mg Tablet
02231833 CALCIUM CITRATE WNP

PHOSPHORUS

500mg Effervescent Tablet
00225819 PHOSPHATE-NOVARTIS NVR

ZINC GLUCONATE

50mg Tablet
00503169 ZINC VTH
00505463 ZINC JAM

40:18.19 PHOSPHATE - REMOVING AGENTS

SEVELAMER HYDROCHLORIDE

Limited Use Benefit ( Prior approval required ).

  1. patients with elevated phosphate levels OR elevated phosphate X calcium product despite dietary restriction of phosphate and use of calcium-based phosphate binders (short term elevations should be managed with aluminium based binders)
  2. patients with elevated calcium levels despite discontinuation of calcium binder, and Vitamin D analogue and/or modification of dialysate calcium
  3. patients with adynamic bone disease and low PTH levels (<100 pg/ml or <0.9 pmol/L) with normal or elevated calcium levels
800mg Tablet
02244310 RENAGEL GEE

56:00 GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS

56:04.00 ANTACIDS AND ADSORBENTS

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

500mg Capsule
02135620 BASALJEL AXC
60mg/mL Liquid
00572527 ALUGEL ATL
64mg/mL Liquid
02125862 AMPHOJEL AXC
600mg Tablet
02124971 AMPHOJEL AXC

CALCIUM CARBONATE

500mg Tablet
01970240 TUMS GSK
750mg Tablet
01967932 TUMS EXTRA STRENGTH GSK
1000mg Tablet
02151138 TUMS ULTRA STRENGTH GSK

88:00 VITAMINS

88:12.00 VITAMIN C

VITAMIN B COMPLEX

Tablet
00123803 B COMPLEX PLUS C JAM

VITAMIN B COMPLEX WITH VITAMIN C

Tablet
02245391 DIAMINE EUR

88:28.00 MULTIVITAMIN PREPARATIONS

MULTIVITAMINS

Tablet
02244872 REPLAVITE WNP
80007498 REPLAVITE WNP
00558796 STRESS PLEX C JAM

96:00 PHARMACEUTICAL AIDS

96:00.00 PHARMACEUTICAL AIDS

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT

Liquid
09854258 NOVASOURCE RENAL NES
Liquid
09853723 NEPRO ABB
00907995 NOVASOURCE NVR
09853731 SUPLENA ABB
235mL Liquid
99002639 NEPRO ABB
99002647 SUPLENA ABB
Powder
09991056 RESOURCE BENEPROTEIN NVR
  • ALUGEL
  • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
  • AMPHOJEL
  • APO-CAL 250
  • ARANESP
  • B COMPLEX PLUS C
  • BASALJEL
  • CALCIUM
  • CALCIUM (CALCIUM GLUCONOLACTATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE)
  • CALCIUM CARBONATE
  • CALCIUM CITRATE
  • CALCIUM CITRATE
  • CALCIUM SANDOZ
  • CALSAN
  • DARBEPOETIN ALFA
  • DIAMINE
  • EPOETIN ALFA
  • EPREX
  • GRAMCAL
  • MULTIVITAMINS
  • NEPRO
  • NOVASOURCE
  • NOVASOURCE RENAL
  • NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT
  • PHOSPHATE-NOVARTIS
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • RENAGEL
  • REPLAVITE
  • RESOURCE BENEPROTEIN
  • SANDOZ SOD BICARBONATE
  • SEVELAMER HYDROCHLORIDE
  • SODIUM BICARBONATE
  • STRESS PLEX C
  • SUPLENA
  • TUMS
  • TUMS EXTRA STRENGTH
  • TUMS ULTRA STRENGTH
  • VITAMIN B COMPLEX
  • VITAMIN B COMPLEX WITH
  • VITAMIN C
  • ZINC
  • ZINC GLUCONATE