Over the last 130 years Hameln has grown into an international supplier of generic pharmaceuticals, specialising in injectables. It boasts an impressive history, having been bought from the inventor of morphine, Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertϋrner. This foundation continues to influence the focus of Hameln’s growth and its expertise in manufacturing and distributing analgesics.

Whilst Hameln is based in Germany, it has a number of offices located around the world including in Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the UK, and Australia. Hameln products are manufactured in state-of-the-art facilities to a high quality, in accordance with New Zealand and European regulatory standards. Hameln has been a trusted supplier to Max Health for a number of years and continue to provide a service from which is rooted its core values of loyalty, openness, and reliability.  

Max Health is proud to be supplying Hameln products to the New Zealand market, three of which have recently been awarded in the tender. For two of these products, Cyclizine and Amiodarone Injections, the tender agreement ensures continual supply of the Hameln product already being used in the market. Both Cyclizine and Amiodarone will be listed in Sections H and B of the Pharmaceutical Schedule. The details for these products are as follows.

 

Name: Cyclizine Lactate Injection

Strength: 50mg/mL in 1mL x 10

Onelink Code: PHAS85

Pharmacode: 2595877

Price: POA

 

Name: Amiodarone Hydrochloride Injection  

Strength: 50mg/mL in 3mL x 10

Onelink Code: PHAN24

Pharmacode: 2565129

Price: POA

 

Both Cyclizine and Amiodarone Injections will continue to enjoy principal supply status until June 30th, 2025.

 

Another Hameln product, Naloxone, is authorised for Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands and is now available to the New Zealand market. Naloxone Injection will enjoy sole supply until June 30th, 2024. This will be listed in Sections H and B of the Pharmaceutical Schedule. The change in subsidy will occur on September 1st, 2022. Details for Naloxone is as follows.

Name: Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection  

Strength: 400mcg/mL in 1mL x 10

Onelink Code: PHAZ58

Pharmacode: 2634090

Price: POA

 

All Max Health products, including those supplied by Hameln as well as other industry-leading pharmaceuticals, are distributed by Onelink. These can be ordered from:


Phone: 0800 70 80 60

Fax: 0800 26 69 60

E-mail: customerservices@onelink.co.nz