Advice - reimburse midazolam nasal spray (Nasolam®) for the treatment of epilepsy
The National Health Care Institute has advised the Minister for Medical Care to reimburse midazolam nasal spray (Nazolam®) from the basic health care package. This medicinal product can be used to treat certain patients with epilepsy. If the Minister adopts our advice, midazolam will be included into the Medicine Reimbursement System (GVS). Only then will this medicinal product be reimbursed from the health care insurer's basic health care package.
Midazolam is intended for certain people with epilepsy
Midazolam is the active substance. The brand name is Nasolam®. The medicinal product is a nasal spray.
It can be used in adults and children who weigh more than 12 kg and are 2 years and older who have prolonged, acute, convulsive epileptic seizures. This is the medical term for epileptic seizures that do not pass by themselves.
Advice from the National Health Care Institute on the reimbursement of midazolam
The National Health Care Institute advises the Minister for Medical Care to reimburse midazolam nasal spray (Nazolam®) from the basic health care package. The recommendation is to include the medicinal product on List 1B of the GVS.
For more information on the GVS and the Lists 1A, 1B and 2, see page ‘Reimbursement of extramural drugs (GVS)’.
More information or questions?
If you have any questions about this advice, please send your question to the National Health Care Institute via warcg@zinl.nl. If you have questions about the reimbursement of a medicinal product, the personal expenses or whether you should pay a contribution, please ask your health insurance provider.
How did the advice come about?
The National Health Care Institute advises the Minister. The Minister makes the final decision whether or not to reimburse the medication from the basic health care package.
Explanation about the reimbursement of medicinal products
Midazolam is an outpatient medicinal product. Outpatient means: medicines for home use that can be obtained at the pharmacy with a prescription from a physician. They are only reimbursed from the basic health care package if they are listed in the GVS.