Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2022
45 medicines affected by supply issues as COVID causes 'unprecedented challenge'
27 July 2022 - In the past month, New Zealand has been hit by medicine supply issues affecting large swathes of the population – including treatments for blood pressure, anxiety and menopause symptoms.
As of Tuesday, PHARMAC – the pharmaceuticals agency – was reporting 45 medicines were affected by supply issues or discontinuations.
