--- title: NZULM - Key Features slug: portal-sub/nzulm-key-features docTags: createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:18.521Z --- ## The New Zealand Universal List of Medicines (NZULM) is the standard source of commonly used information about medicines in New Zealand. It is the primary naming and coding database for medicines in the New Zealand health sector. It was first officially released for use in 2011 and is free to use. It is a dictionary oftrusted, standardised information covering: - the official, standardised name of a medicine - the official code-number of a medicine (or part thereof) - whether a medicine is approved for use in New Zealand - what restrictions, if any, apply - whether it is subsidised and the level of subsidy - any conditions that apply It also includes: - products listed in PHARMAC’s Hospital Medicines List - medicines supplied under Section 29 of the Medicines Act - some commonly available natural remedies.Source: [https://info.nzulm.org.nz](https://info.nzulm.org.nz/) This document describes some key features of NZULM and highlights some differences between NZULM and MIMS-NE. ### Target Audience Users who have recently transitioned from MIMS-NE to NZULM. ### Requirements Before you can start using NZULM, your organisation must have completed the steps described in the \[NZ] MIME-ME to NZULM Bulk Conversion document. The document includes information about what is converted from MIMS-NE to NZULM and what is not. ### Workflow There is no change in workflows. You can continue to use the prescription module in the same way you alwayshave. ### Filters There are some key settings in the Formulary filter which were previously either not available or not functional when using MIMS-NE: - **Subsidized Drugs**: when checked, the search will only return partially or fully subsidized medications ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/oSNEIHmB1-p9b9ylstPL1_ydvt7erkzvk5c6dpgxj4w7kjmgumcwhqa.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/yDvT7eRKzVk5c6DPGxJ4_W7kJmGUmCWhQA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/yDvT7eRKzVk5c6DPGxJ4_W7kJmGUmCWhQA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} **Product Information Button**: when checked,  will display in the Formulary window ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/IbGc6LbWh9cYXgPLLOoId_1gkwwuhfhwtshvfrmjopybaq68qvbynqqq.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/1gkwWUhfhwtShVfrMjOPybaq68qVbYNQqQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/1gkwWUhfhwtShVfrMjOPybaq68qVbYNQqQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} **Consumer Information Button**: when checked, will display in the Formulary window ::: ### Filter Update 1. Login as the user who needs to access the filters. 2. Start prescribing a medication, following your usual workflow. In the **Formulary – NZ Universal List of Medicines** window, click **Edit...** on the top right. The Formulary Filters window will open. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/IBMVwEXNfZgRPCG_A1A9Z_blv68i8efol6vj32aefq8swxotlup-nbcw.png" size="59" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/BlV68I8efOL6VJ32aEfQ8SWXOtlUp-nbCw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/BlV68I8efOL6VJ32aEfQ8SWXOtlUp-nbCw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} 3. Make the required changes to the default filter and press **Update**. 4. If appropriate, update other filters on the list. ## Interactions and Allergy Warning Window The screenshot below shows an example of the **Warning **window in NZULM. :::hint{type="danger"} **Note** Interactions are categorised by the level of severity. This feature is not available in MIMS-NE. ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/2bVnVu7F7xq2nh8-7UsuO_qbkuep4pe3l4ihndiq-o33inz71unfny8w.png" size="80" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/qBkueP4PE3L4ihndIq-o33iNz71unFNY8w.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/qBkueP4PE3L4ihndIq-o33iNz71unFNY8w.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} Click **+ **to view additional information about an interaction. For example: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/NWaKDR_rUJwVzEJhGYmNm_2tushukpi54kdpu7iizjiv-g5o1hchwxa.png" size="66" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/2TUShuKpi54KdpU7IiZjiv-G5O_1hchWxA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/2TUShuKpi54KdpU7IiZjiv-G5O_1hchWxA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} The **Warning **window will come up when prescribing medications, if appropriate. Additionally, users can display it at any time by clicking the **Warning **icon available in the following areas: - **New Encounter**, **Scripts** actions panel, **Usual Scripts** tab toolbar: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/rRM-aTCvPRfQhN7wksMPD_phwmw0h7iabpanozd6p7w3hydscqhyqgzq.png" size="56" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/pHWmw0h7IabpANozd6P7w3HydsCQHYqgZQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/pHWmw0h7IabpANozd6P7w3HydsCQHYqgZQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} - **New Encounter**, **Scripts** actions panel, next to the **Rx** field ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/WyhS_gzz7usNfIe5FOHUQ_abvdiirgdtodfga4n1wri4vejve7auucg.png" size="47" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/abVd_IiRgDTodFGa4n1wrI4veJVe7AuUCg.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/abVd_IiRgDTodFGa4n1wrI4veJVe7AuUCg.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} - Formulary window ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/E0of1Mr8WrHXa18VDRcOR_jix7pam3jxnsfpd4tpk5fdmxmxzaupmdug.png" size="84" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/Jix7PaM3jXnSFPd4TPK5FDmXmXzAuPmdUg.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/Jix7PaM3jXnSFPd4TPK5FDmXmXzAuPmdUg.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/vAaJJngl59lvaXO7E-t7Z_rfek6okv7u-o1ouotwgawbcktjeonbgw0q.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/rFEK6OKv7U-O1ouotWgawbCkTjEoNbgW0Q.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/rFEK6OKv7U-O1ouotWgawbCkTjEoNbgW0Q.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} Clicking in the **Warning **window will display the **NZDF Interaction** window with detailed interaction information. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/Xho_NqL5ZmDipbJDKgbMN_mbgzuvm5pleds4b1cqecbwtgeurp8kha.png" size="94" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/mbgZUvm5pLe_DS4b1CqeC_bwtGeuRp8kHA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/mbgZUvm5pLe_DS4b1CqeC_bwtGeuRp8kHA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} ## Access to New Zealand Formulary Information For most brand preparations or packages, clicking the **NZF **button in the **Formulary **window will display specific medication information in the NZF Info window. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/r5eIP2evNdy46Zs8VHAZj_ykfm4uc8w-ciipenxooljkkdqjhmngj6q.png" size="74" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/YKfM4uC8_W-CIiPeNXoolJKkdQjHMNgJ6Q.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/YKfM4uC8_W-CIiPeNXoolJKkdQjHMNgJ6Q.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} Some brand preparations or packages do not have NZF information. Chemicals also do not have NZF information. In these cases, an HTTP error message will be displayed when the **NZF **button is clicked. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/EdSOPDrOb1XwL2DQufws3_pazpo0acjkrup9w5t1by1ylrjw2in0c4g.png" size="85" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/paZpO0ACJKrUp9w5T1By1YlR_JW2iN0c4g.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/paZpO0ACJKrUp9w5T1By1YlR_JW2iN0c4g.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} If no drug is selected is selected, clicking the **NZF **button will display the NZF homepage in the NZF Info window. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/xJ1Z1e4uK3RWYz57bVE-q_6m3r3j2zsycnqrj9tzzxkh7-isyaxt0lka.png" size="98" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/6M3r3j2zSyCnqrJ9TzzxKH7-ISyaXt0LkA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/6M3r3j2zSyCnqrJ9TzzxKH7-ISyaXt0LkA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} The NZF button is available in the following areas: - **New Encounter**, **Scripts** actions panel, **Order Items** toolbar ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/BE5uDyTojpIfPbMEOzd0K_yseo-dnc6p0omuazhlgufjhzcy-4hmqxba.png" size="73" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/ySeO-DNc6P0oMUazhlGUfjhzcY-4hmQXBA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/ySeO-DNc6P0oMUazhlGUfjhzcY-4hmQXBA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} - In the Formulary window toolbar ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/HZ0CzKjF5iwDPgx54utLf_ecxj-nf70mrvfa8zo6z9hz8hzihwcuj1g.png" size="90" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/Ecxj-NF70MRVF_A8zo6Z9Hz8HZiHWCUj1g.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/Ecxj-NF70MRVF_A8zo6Z9Hz8HZiHWCUj1g.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} ## Prescribe by Brand Drugs NZULM flags medications that should be prescribed by brand only. You will only see brand results for these medications, and, in the bottom panel of the Formulary window, you will see '**Prescribe by Brand**: Yes'. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/r4MyDrT2DjYSyVWKNjc9x_aahhszvr1h9of3rvm9mbmeeomziml4uq.png" size="76" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/AahHszVr1H9OF3RVm9MbmEEo_mzi_mL4uQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/AahHszVr1H9OF3RVm9MbmEEo_mzi_mL4uQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} In the prescription instruction area, the **Generic **checkbox is disabled. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/jmhVngOQEU-7PhhQf9d-H_fgnfr-6dhuhx6bc1brwpg8newvtovn7hq.png" size="84" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/fGnfr-6DhUh_x6bc1brwpg8NeWvtovn7hQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/fGnfr-6DhUh_x6bc1brwpg8NeWvtovn7hQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} :::hint{type="danger"} **Note** This feature is not available in MIMS-NE. ::: ## Brand Preparation Names Almost all NZULM brand preparations display the generic name after the brand name. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/PW23pdD_ZPwiY5AQXAB4H_9439c72duowujad1sze8xdevw8dqljcmw.png" size="83" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/-9439c72DuOwujaD1SZE8xDeVw8dqljcMw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/-9439c72DuOwujaD1SZE8xDeVw8dqljcMw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} ## Product Information and Consumer Medicine Information In NZULM formulary, many medications have Product Information (PI) and Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) enabled in the toolbar of **Usual Scripts** or **Prior Scripts** of the Formulary window. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/5kyEJiXu0rWNix26U6w-A_4l7uyieytkmwc4lqoxoygdsj5mcwbpdiyq.png" size="82" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/4L7uyiEYtKmWC4LqoxOYGDSJ5mCWBPdiYQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/4L7uyiEYtKmWC4LqoxOYGDSJ5mCWBPdiYQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} Click  ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/S8PpzvgQGMjjQFdolhv8Q_9ppsye8v5cfx2ngi3td2jshvuihzxvbihw.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/9pPSyE8v5Cfx2NgI3tD2jsHVUiHzXvbiHw.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/9pPSyE8v5Cfx2NgI3tD2jsHVUiHzXvbiHw.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} to display the Product Information of the selected medication. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/HgzkA4zcSLh1Q56qIH68H_4dy20g20dciox1srwqz4whzqg6y3rwu8w.png" size="72" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/4Dy20G2_0dciOx1srwqz4WHzQG6Y3rWu8w.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/4Dy20G2_0dciOx1srwqz4WHzQG6Y3rWu8w.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} Click  ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/S38q8gSwHHdy6RjCew1bI_hgby-fnglqncpadjue-cug9sguotlszrxg.png" size="10" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/hgbY-FnGLqncpADjUE-CUg9SgUotLSZrXg.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/hgbY-FnGLqncpADjUE-CUg9SgUotLSZrXg.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} to display the Consumer Medicine Information. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/Aks9J5RH0zYVoZGUTzvnV_xnypftzxidytzd7est06ljoikfbwipqxhq.png" size="72" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/XNYPFTzxIDYtzd7ESt06LjoikFBWIPqXHQ.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/XNYPFTzxIDYtzd7ESt06LjoikFBWIPqXHQ.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} If there is no PI or CMI available, their respective icons will be disabled or the dialog shown below will display: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/K-hJCv1OA0SfnmAUp3QFC_7j5lg8ylp28wwziny65fpkmulvpnfzzspa.png" size="29" isUploading="false" initialPath="assets/7j5lg8YlP28wwziNY65FPkmulVPnFZZspA.png" githubPath="en/Medication Management/Prescriptions - New Zealand/assets/7j5lg8YlP28wwziNY65FPkmulVPnFZZspA.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} :::hint{type="danger"} **Note** Product Information and Consumer Medicine Information are not available in MIMS-NE. ::: *** ## Attachments ::File{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/presign/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/k6-7PFFLashw-dzPYjSnN_6000245186-nzulm-key-features.pdf" label="NZULM - Key Features.pdf" initialPath="../../../attachments-export/6000245186-NZULM%20-%20Key%20Features.pdf" githubPath="attachments-export/6000245186-NZULM - Key Features.pdf"}