New mesalazine 400mg tablet (Octasa) funded and available
- admin82291
- Sep 29
- 1 min read

New listing:
We are writing to inform you that from 1 October 2025 we are listing mesalazine 400mg tablets, Octasa brand.
This provides an alternative given mesalazine 400mg tablet (Asacol) are currently out of stock.
Stock of Octasa 400mg tab is expected to arrive early October.
This is not a Medsafe approved product and will be supplied under Section 29 of the Medicines Act.
Additional information can be found here – mesalazine (Octasa) on Pharmac website
Ngā mihi
Anna I Senior Advisor Implementation
Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
P: 0800 660 050 | www.pharmac.govt.nz
