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Medicines NZ hopes country can roll out COVID-19 vaccines early
19 January 2021 - Medical professionals are hopeful New Zealand is in a position to roll out COVID-19 vaccines early. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2021
How NZ is preparing for the biggest vaccine roll-out in history
17 January 2021 - “When will we get a vaccine for COVID-19?” It has been the question on everyone’s lips for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2021
COVID-19: NZ vaccine timeline remains the same in light of new variant strains
13 January 2021 - New Zealand does not have any plans to fast-track its Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in light of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2021
From 1 February 2021 pre-COVID-19 Special Authority criteria will be reinstated
12 January 2020 - The temporary changes will remain in place for any Special Authority applications for the relevant medicines made ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2021
Decision to widen access to valganciclovir for transplant patients
12 January 2021 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce a decision to widen access to valganciclovir for use after lung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2021
Evaluating New Zealanders’ values for drug coverage decision-making: trade-offs between treatments for rare and common conditions
8 January 2021 - The objectives of this study were to measure the relative societal importance of values of New Zealanders ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2021
Crohn's disease and colitis sufferers plead with PHARMAC to fund new drug
5 January 2021 - Sufferers of Crohn's disease and colitis are pleading with PHARMAC to fund a drug that's available ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2021
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 January 2021
1 January 2021 - The January 2021 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2020
Kiwis going into debt to pay for drugs other countries fund
21 December 2020 - An internal stoush at the drug-buying agency PHARMAC has blocked funding for a life-extending drug for bowel ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2020
PHARMAC to fund new diabetes medicines with amended Special Authority criteria
21 December 2020 - PHARMAC has approved funding for two new medicines with substantial health benefits for around 53,000 New Zealanders ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2020
Year in review
16 December 2020 - PHARMAC claims it funded 14 new medicines, including six new cancer medicines, and widened access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2020
Diabetes drugs delay shows problem with PHARMAC’s funding model, doctor claims
14 December 2020 - Pharmac’s decision to delay funding approval for two new diabetes drugs has highlighted the shortcomings of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2020
Proposal to widen access to febuxostat for prevention of tumour lysis syndrome
10 December 2020 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to febuxostat tablets. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2020
'We're feeling broken': Taranaki father of six dies after battle for cancer drug funding
10 December 2020 - A Taranaki father who fought to get vital cancer drugs funded by the Government has lost his ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
PHARMAC diabetes drugs delay 'bewildering', 'worse than disappointing' - doctors
7 December 2020 - A decision by PHARMAC to defer the approval of two new drugs for the treatment of diabetes ...