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Women die waiting for decision on PHARMAC funding for breast cancer drugs
17 April 2019 - One hundred women. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2019
Drug company boss calls for inquiry over breast cancer drug prices
16 April 2019 - A drug company head says the government should hold an inquiry into the prices pharmaceutical firms charge ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2019
Lung Foundation launches petition for more PHARMAC funding
14 April 2019 - There's the story of the 38-year-old solo mother of a teenager, the 68-year-old healthy grandmother of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2019
Duncan Garner complains to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier on air about breast cancer drug funding
11 April 2019 - The AM Show host Duncan Garner has complained to the Chief Ombudsman live on air about ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2019
'Go off in a corner and quietly die' - cancer patient's feelings of betrayal after vote against PHARMAC
11 April 2019 - A Kiwi cancer patient ditching the country for Australia says she feels as if the Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2019
PHARMAC's consideration of Ibrance and Kadcyla - what we know and what we don't
11 April 2019 - The information in the public domain reveals PHARMAC's opacity and tardiness in its consideration of pabociclib ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2019
Breast cancer drug advocate lashes out at Labour after PHARMAC inquiry blocked
10 April 2019 - An advocate for a breast cancer drug has lashed out at Labour politicians for blocking an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Apr 2019
More funding sought for lung cancer treatments
9 April 2019 - Lung cancer patients are not getting a fair go, says the New Zealand Lung Foundation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2019
Greater flexibility needed by PHARMAC to fund new medicines, including cancer drug - expert
8 April 2019 - The fight continues in New Zealand for funding of a life-prolonging drug that targets advanced breast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2019
PHARMAC called out over failure to fund breast cancer drug Ibrance
2 April 2019 - PHARMAC is being called out for trailing behind Australia when it comes to funding breast cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2019
'Declare lung cancer national priority' - Lung Foundation NZ
28 March 2019 - The latest call for better cancer treatment funding has come from Lung Foundation New Zealand which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2019
PHARMAC defends not funding expensive breast cancer drugs
26 March 2019 - PHARMAC is defending their decision not to fund certain breast cancer drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2019
Cancer Society critical of PHARMAC saying they 'lack accountability, lack transparency, are slow'
26 March 2019 - PHARMAC "lack accountability, lack transparency, are slow", in delivering pharmaceutical drugs to New Zealanders who need ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2019
Rotorua teacher needs $100k for cancer drug to live longer for his young sons
26 March 2019 - Trainee teacher Whitinga Harris was in a classroom at Western Heights Primary School in October last ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2019
Cancer patients wait up to 12 weeks for urgent treatment
26 March 2019 - Dozens of cancer sufferers are waiting more than two months for urgent treatment. ...