Treatments and Guidelines

pronounced as 'pred' ni sone'

https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/p/prednisone/

pronounced as 'sye kloe foss' fa mide'

https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/c/cyclophosphamide/

pronounced as 'rye-TUX-ih-mab'

https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/r/rituximab/

https://schedule.pharmac.govt.nz/2025/11/01/SA2497.pdf

See page 2 for ANCA Vasculitis

In July 2024 an application was made to Pharmac to fund Rituximab for maintenance therapy of ANCA vasculitis. See

https://connect.pharmac.govt.nz/apptracker/s/application-public/a10OZ000001ye3d/p002077 

pronounced as  'ME-poe-LIZ-ue-mab'

https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/m/mepolizumab/

https://schedule.pharmac.govt.nz/2025/11/01/SA2331.pdf

See page 2 for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis ANCA Vasculitis

pronounced as 'ay-za-THYE-oh-preen'

https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/a/azathioprine/

pronounced as 'meth-o-trex-ate'

https://healthify.nz/medicines-a-z/m/methotrexate/

https://rheumatology.org/vasculitis-guideline

https://ard.bmj.com/content/early/2023/03/16/ard-2022-223764

Avacopan 

Our society is currently lobbying to get this new promising treatment funded in New Zealand.

https://ancavasculitisnews.com/tavneos-avacopan-ccx168

In April 2024 an application was made to Pharmac to fund Avacopan for ANCA vasculitis. See

https://connect.pharmac.govt.nz/apptracker/s/application-public/a10OZ000001CBGs/p002050