Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2024
10,000 New Zealanders set to benefit from PHARMAC budget increase
1 November 2024 - Thirteen new medicines funded from today will benefit thousands of New Zealanders with various health conditions including, cancer, schizophrenia, and skin infections.
PHARMAC Chief Executive Sarah Fitt says the new medicines, coupled with medicines that were funded from 1 October, will provide treatment for an estimated 10,000 people in the first year they are funded.
