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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 August 2022
1 August 2022 - The August 2022 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2022
Calls for PHARMAC to fund more effective shingles vaccine with cases expected to rise due to COVID-19
24 July 2022 - There are calls from medical experts for PHARMAC to fund a more effective vaccine for shingles, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2022
Barriers to accessing life-saving overdose reversal medicine are putting Kiwis at risk - NZ Drug Foundation
21 July 2022 - The lethal drug fentanyl has been found in New Zealand, prompting warnings that the country isn't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2022
Aotearoa less affected by medicine supply issues than other countries
22 July 2022 - PHARMAC’s work behind the scenes and unique arrangements with suppliers means New Zealand has been less ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2022
PHARMAC widens access for COVID-19 anti-viral treatments
14 July 2022 - Pharmac has confirmed today that it is further widening access to the three anti-viral treatments it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2022
PHARMAC ‘procrastinating’ over funding glucose monitors, Diabetes NZ says
12 July 2022 - PHARMAC should stop procrastinating on funding glucose monitors for people with diabetes after the Government agency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2022
PHARMAC keeps medical devices role despite failing to curb costs
8 July 2022 - The government is persisting with a way of buying hugely expensive medical devices that has been proven ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2022
PHARMAC opens door to funding Keytruda in 'biggest step forward in treatment of lung cancer'
6 July 2022 - Keytruda has been called a 'miracle' drug, and there's a glimmer of hope now for those ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2022
PHARMAC considering funding new medicines for lung cancer
6 July 2022 - PHARMAC is seeking proposals from pharmaceutical suppliers for medicines that could treat New Zealanders with lung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2022
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 July 2022
5 July 2022 - The July 2022 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2022
Accuretic users annoyed over contaminated blood pressure medication muddle
4 July 2022 - Confusion continues as Kiwis learn months after the rest of the world that widely used blood ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2022
Accuretic supply issue, almost 36,000 New Zealanders taking the blood pressure medicine will need to change treatments
30 June 2022 - PHARMAC has updated health care professionals that supply of quinapril with hydrochlorothiazide (branded as Accuretic), from supplier ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
PHARMAC widens flu vaccine access to increase uptake
27 June 2022 - PHARMAC today announced that it is permanently widening access to the annual funded flu vaccine to people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2022
PHARMAC's latest breast cancer drug funding 'way short' - advocate
16 June 2022 - On Wednesday PHARMAC announced $190 million to fund cancer treatments and other medicines. ...