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National Drug Formulary
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Ezetimibe

Availability of ACE Drug Guidance

Yes

Biologics Drug Information Overview

No

Subsidy Information and Financing Scheme

Standard Drug List

Active ingredient: Ezetimibe

General information

Subsidy Information and Financing Scheme

[SDL] Ezetimibe Tablet 10 mg

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Drug Guidance for Subsidy

02/05/2019 Ezetimibe and ezetimibe/simvastatin for treating primary hypercholesterolaemia

The Ministry of Health’s Drug Advisory Committee has recommended:

  • Ezetimibe 10 mg tablet for treating primary (heterozygous familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia in adults as:

    • Add-on therapy to statins when the cholesterol concentration therapeutic target is not achieved at the maximum tolerated statin dose; or

    • Monotherapy as an alternative to statins for adults who are intolerant of, or contraindicated to, statin therapy.

Intolerance to statin therapy is defined as the occurrence of clinically significant adverse effects that are an unacceptable risk to the patient.

Subsidy status

[R] Ezetimibe 10 mg tablet is recommended for inclusion on the MOH Standard Drug List (SDL) for the abovementioned indications.

[NR] SDL subsidy does not apply to ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/10 mg or 10/20 mg tablets.

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General Availability in Public Healthcare Institution

Note:

General availability information reflected is based on the Public Healthcare Institutions’ (PHI) formulary on what is commonly used for treating their patient population and may or may not be available for patients not under the care of that institution. It does not reflect the PHI’s actual inventory availability and is subjected to change. Please consult the Public Hospitals or Polyclinics for details on availability and supply restrictions/considerations. General availability is not tied to any brand unless otherwise stated.

Users are to consult the respective PHIs for actual inventory availability and supply restrictions/consideration

Availability information

Formulation

Public Healthcare Institution

Tablet 10 mg

  1. Alexandra Hospital

  2. Changi General Hospital

  3. Institute of Mental Health

  4. KK Women's and Children's Hospital

  5. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

  6. National Cancer Centre

  7. National Heart Centre

  8. National Healthcare Group Polyclinics

  9. Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

  10. National University Hospital

  11. National University Polyclinics

  12. Sengkang General Hospital

  13. Singapore General Hospital

  14. SingHealth Polyclinics

  15. Tan Tock Seng Hospital

  16. Woodlands Health Campus

Registered Product(s) Information

Clinical and product info

Clinical info

Product Info

Information under the Indication, Dosage and Contraindication sections are extracted from the relevant Package Insert/Patient Information Leaflet of the product available on HSA Infosearch. For more information, please refer to the product's Package Insert/ Patient Information Leaflet available on HSA Infosearch.

The information provided is for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive. The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical advice.

Information available here are product details as registered with the HSA. As this website is updated monthly, please refer to HSA Infosearch for the most updated product information.

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* Clinical information is available for this product.

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