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Amino Acid Synthetic Formula

Recommended MetabolicAuthority RequiredNot applicable line

Cows' milk protein enteropathy, severe cows' milk protein enteropathy with failure to thrive, combined intolerance to cows' milk protein/soy protein/protein hydrolysate formulae, proven combined IgE-mediated allergy to cows' milk protein and soy protein, cow's milk anaphylaxis, and severe intestinal malabsorption including short bowel syndrome in children aged 1 year and older.

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Submissions
1 resub
2015–15
On the record
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ICER range
Cost-min
Cost basis

Decisions on record

4 decisions
  • Meeting Mar 2015 Recommended Medicinal food
  • Meeting Jul 2013 Recommended Medicinal food no PSD
  • Meeting Nov 2011 Recommended Medicinal food no PSD
  • Meeting Nov 2007 Recommended Cows’ milk protein allergy (CMPA) no PSD

Access path

1 submission · public record
  1. Mar 2015
    Recommended · restricted

    vs Neocate Advance

  2. PBS listing · Authority Required
RecommendedDeferredNot recommended

From the public summary

Verbatim · PSD text · may span indications
PBAC outcome
6.1 The PBAC noted advice from the Nutritional Products Working Party and recommended listing Alfamino Junior as an Authority Required benefit for the same indications as Neocate Advance with the exception of eosinophilic oesophagitis on a cost-minimisation basis against Neocate Advance at an equivalent price per gram of protein.PSD · Mar 2015
6.2 The PBAC noted the NPWP’s support for the listing of Alfamino Junior and advice that Alfamino Junior would provide a more nutritionally targeted product for patients 2PSD · Mar 2015

Cost-effectiveness

Cost-minimisation analysis; no ICER calculated as submission was cost-minimisation based on equivalent price per gram of protein.

Cost-effectiveness accepted

Decision context

PopulationChildren aged 1 year and older with cows' milk protein enteropathy, severe cows' milk protein enteropathy with failure to thrive, combined intolerance to cows' milk protein/soy protein/protein hydrolysate formulae, proven combined IgE-mediated allergy to cows' milk protein and soy protein, cow's milk anaphylaxis, or severe intestinal malabsorption including short bowel syndrome.

Submission history

1 entries
DecidedOutcomeComparatorICEREvidence
Mar 2015 Recommended · restricted Neocate Advance — Cost-minimisation · Cost-minimisation

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