What's new

IMF 35, September 2024

Updates to Prescribing, Safety Information

New Molecules, Combinations, Generic Equivalents, Presentations
No Longer Available (Discontinued Products)

Each new edition of IMF highlights new products i.e. new molecules and new combinations, as well as new generic equivalents, new formulations and new presentations. New information sourced from important safety updates and revisions to existing drug licenses appears in the prescribing information for individual drugs and/or Class Effects for various sections. Therefore, the most recent edition of IMF should always be used.

New Molecules, New Combinations

New Generic Equivalents

IMF is unique: it includes all generic medicines and biosimilars licensed and marketed in Ireland in addition to the original branded products. There are 28 new such medicines included in this new edition. Each new product is detailed in the relevant chapter.

New Formulations, Presentations

In addition to new medicines, a number of existing medicines have been updated with new formulations, new strengths, or new presentations. Details for each of these changes are included in the relevant entries.

No Longer Available

Discontinued before publication of IMF 36, March 2025:

Apixaban (Accord) (range)
Aspirin (Clonmel) 75mg
Belkyra Parenteral 10mg/mL
Brinzolamide (Accord) Eye Drops
Carbimazole (Essential) Tablets (range)
Centrax 10mg
Cinacalcet Rowex (range)
Comirnaty Original COVID-19 Vaccine
Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 COVID-19 Vaccine
Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4-5 COVID-19 Vaccine
Eligard Parenteral (7.5mg strength only)
FEIBA Parenteral (25 IU/mL strength only)
Femara 2.5mg
Fingolimod Krka 0.5mg
Flamazine Cream
Imatinib (Pinewood) (entire range)
JCOVDEN COVID-19 Vaccine
Latanoprost (Accord) Eye Drops 50mcg/mL
Levemir Innolet 100 units/mL
Losamel 20mg
Nemdatine 10mg
Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine
OCALIVA 5mg, 10mg
Oruvail 200mg
Repaglinide (Accord) (range)
Simvastatin (Accord) (range)
Spikevax Original/Omicron BA.4-5 COVID-19 Vaccine
Spikevax Original COVID-19 Vaccine
Spikevax Original/Omicron BA.1 COVID-19 Vaccine
Terbasil 250mg

Discontinued before publication of IMF 35, September 2024:

Agomelatine Accord 25mg
Bonefurbit 150mg
Celecoxib (Key) 100mg, 200mg
Diflazole (range)
Entyvio Parenteral 108mg (PFS only)
Fluenz Tetra Nasal Vaccine (flu vaccine)
Fungasil 1% Cream
Giotrif (50mg strength only)
Hyrimoz Parenteral 40mg
Irprestan (range)
Isomonit Retard 60mg
Komboglyze (entire range)
Memantine LEK 10mg
MST Continus (60mg strength only)
Onglyza (2.5mg strength only)
Oxis Turbohaler (range)
Prosentio 100mg
Prozac 20mg (parallel import)
Pulmicort Turbohaler 100mcg (200-dose)
Purinol (range)
Temodal Capsules (entire range)
Vaxzevria COVID-19 Vaccine
Zaltrap Parenteral 25mg/mL
Zolpidem (Key) 5mg, 10mg
Zostavax Vaccine

Discontinued before publication of IMF 34, March 2024:

Acetylcysteine Essential 600mg
Acidex Suspension (entire range)
Aldara 5% Sachets
Amlodipine/Valsartan/HCTZ (Rowex) (entire range)
Aprovel (75mg strength only)
Azithromycin (Accord) 250mg
Benetor (entire range)
Benetor Plus (entire range)
Betnovate-C Cream
Blopress (entire range)
Blopress Plus (entire range)
Cinacalcet Accord (range)
Cinacalcet Rowex (30mg strength only)
Colifoam 10% Rectal Foam
Dalmpam (entire range)
Dexketoprofen Rowex 25mg
Dorzolaminde Accord Eye Drops
Doxacar Prolonged/R 4mg
Efavirenz Rowex 600mg
Emend (2-day treatment pack only)
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Mylan) (entire range)
Feldene Topical Gel
Flagyl 1g Suppositories
Flagyl tabs (200mg strength only)
Foradil Aerolizer 12mcg
Galfer FA
Gyno-Daktarin (entire range)
Ikorel (range)
Kapake (entire range)
Klariger 500mg
Lipertance Tablets (range)
Lipocomb Capsules (range)
Mirvaso Gel
Nutilis Powder (300g pack only)
Ondansetron (Rowex) Parenteral
Ondansetron (Rowex) Tablets (entire range)
Pantoprazole Mylan (entire range)
Pemetrexed Rowex 25mg/mL (all presentations)
Pradaxa 150mg (10-pack only)
Pravastatin (Accord) (entire range)
Pravastatin Mylan (entire range)
Psoriderm Cream
Rabeprazole (Accord) (range)
Rasagiline Mylan 1mg
Razole 20mg
Rivastigmine Sandoz Caps (entire range)
Rosuva Tablets (entire range)
Rozex Cream/Gel
Selincro 18mg (14-pack only)
Sevredol (50mg strength only)
Sibelium 5mg
Sildenafil Mylan (entire range)
Skudexa (granule presentation only)
Solifenacin (Myland) (10mg strength only)
Steglatro (entire range)
Steglujan (entire range)
Tavanic (250mg strength only)
Telmisartan Mylan (entire range)
Telmisartan/Hydrochlorothiazide Rowa (80/25 strength only)
Zinnat (125mg tablet only)
Zofran Parenteral
Zykadia 150mg

Discontinued before publication of IMF 33, September 2023:

Adempas 1mg, 2mg (84-pack only)
Amaryl 3mg
Angiox Parenteral 250mg
Augmentin Parenteral 600mg, 1.2g
Busilvex Parenteral 6mg/mL
Canesten Pessary 200mg, Duopak
Cantaxel Parenteral 6mg/mL
Catasart (entire range)
Celecoxib Rowex (entire range)
Ciprofloxacin Mylan Parenteral 2mg/mL
Clavamel 250/125mg, Paed Susp 125/31.25mg
Condyline Cutaneous Soln
DepoCyte Intrathecal
Eloxatin Parenteral 5mg/mL
Entyvio Parenteral 108mg (PFS presentatin only)
Epirubicin Teva 2mg/mL
Esomeprazole (Accord) 20mg, 40mg (capsule formulation only)
Etoricoxib (Rowex) (120mg strength only)
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Rowex (entire range)
Febuxostat (Mylan) (entire range)
Flotros 20mg
Fludara 10mg, Parenteral 25mg/mL
Gabapentin (Accord) (entire range)
Glimepiride (Accord) (entire range)
Hepsera 10mg
Histaclar 10mg
Ibrance (capsules only)
Iressa 250mg
Lenalidomide Mylan (entire range)
Levact Parenteral 100mg
Mayzent 0.25mg (120-pack only)
Meningitec Vaccine
Mitomycin-C
Mitoxantrone Parenteral 2mg/mL
Myleran 2mg
Nuasa 75mg
NutropinAq Parenteral
Pemetrexed Rowex Parenteral 25mg/mL
Primolut N 5mg
Ratiograstim Parenteral
Risedronate Pinewood (5mg only)
Rixathon Parenteral 100mg, 500mg
Septrin Paed Susp (50mL pack only)
Talmanco 20mg
Taxotere Conc Parenteral 20mg/mL
Tears Naturale Eye Drops
Terazosin 2mg
Thorens (capsules 25000 IU only)
Tramake 50mg, 100mg

Discontinued before publication of IMF 32, March 2023:

Abstral Sublingual (800mcg 10-Pack only)
Acidex Liquid (200mL-pack only)
Actiq Lozenges (200mcg 3-pack, 1200mcg 30-pack only)
Amoxil Parenteral 500mg
Aripiprazole (Pinewood) Oral Soln
Aripiprazole Sandoz (range)
Atenetic (range)
Betnovate Cream (100g only)
Betnovate RD Ointment
Brieka Caps (range)
CoAprovel (range)
Daktacort Cream
Dithrocream 0.1%
Duphalac (300mL-pack only)
Duphalac Oral Soln 3.335g/5mL 1L
Effentora Buccal 100mcg, 200mcg (4-pack only)
Elantan (40mg-strength only)
Erythroped Susp (range)
Esbriet (capsule formulations)
Estelle 75/30
Eumovate (ointment only)
Ezetimibe (Key) 10mg
Frumil (56-pack only)
Frumil Low Strength
Gyno-Daktarin Vaginal Cream
Hydrocortisyl 1% Cream
Imuran (parenteral only)
Indivina (range)
Instanyl Nasal Spray
Istolde (range)
Lanoxin 0.25mg
Laxose Oral Soln 3.35g/5mL
Micardis (20mg-strength only)
NiQuitin Mini Mint Lozenges (60-pack replaced with 100-pack)
Omeprazole Rowa (10mg-strength only)
Osteofos D3 Sachets
Pinamox Oral susp (125mg/5mL-only)
Pinemox Caps 250mg (1000-pack only)
Pregabalin Mylan (200mg-strength only)
Pregabalin Mylan (range)
Rasilez HCT (range)
Retacrit (3, 5, 6, 10 thousand IU strengths only)
Retacrit (4000, 8000 IU strengths only)
Seroxat Oral Susp
Sofradex Eye/Ear Drops
Soolantra (30g-pack only).
Tamiflu 30mg and 45mg capsules
Tarivid 200mg, Parenteral 2mg/mL
Tenofovir (Accord) 245mg
Tolura (2mg-strength only)
Trandate 250mg (250-pack only)
Truoxin (entire range)
Truoxin 250mg (10-pack only)
Ventolin Nebules (range)
Veramil 80mg
Vimpat 100mg, 150mg, 200mg (14-pack only)
Vitile MR 30mg
Xymel 50mg
Xymel Comp 37.5/325mg
Xyzal (oral drops only)
Zirpine 10mg
Zyloric (100mg-strength only)

Updated: 06 March 2025

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