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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 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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2022
New PHARMAC funded cancer drugs already 'old and cheap', patient advocate Malcolm Mulholland says
16 June 2022 - New cancer drugs that will now be funded by the Government drug buying agency are already ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2022
Cancer, rare disorder advocates call for more radical change after damning PHARMAC review
2 June 2022 - Radical action is needed urgently to tackle the delays patients face in getting the latest drugs for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2022
Kiwi women plead for PHARMAC funding of a newly approved breakthrough treatment for ovarian cancer
27 May 2022 - Kiwi women living with advanced ovarian cancer can now access a breakthrough new treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2022
Cancer patient stares down the cost of buying time
18 May 2022 - It’s heartbreaking, frustrating, and it blows her mind. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2022
The drugs that give her life cost more than half the family's income
18 May 2022 - For Vickie Hudson-Craig, this year’s Budget could mean the difference between life and death. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2022
Cancer agency report duplicates PHARMAC role
28 April 2022 - The Cancer Control Agency’s analysis of the gap between Australia and New Zealand in funding 18 selected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2022
PHARMAC welcomes analysis into cancer medicines in Aotearoa
28 April 2022 - PHARMAC welcomes a new report released today by Te Aho o Te Kahu (the Cancer Control ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2022
PHARMAC deal good news for New Zealanders
16 March 2022 - The Government is welcoming news the national drug-funding agency PHARMAC has secured an agreement for medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2022
PHARMAC to fund new treatments for lung and ovarian cancer
16 March 2022 - PHARMAC has confirmed today they are funding a bundle deal which will give New Zealanders more ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2022
Former bowel cancer patient calls for NZ to fund drug she says saved her life
26 January 2022 - A woman with bowel cancer who was told she may have two years to live says ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2021
PHARMAC looking to fund medicines for lung and ovarian cancer
16 December 2021 - PHARMAC is considering funding a bundle deal which would give New Zealanders more effective treatment options for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2021
PHARMAC still stalled on lung cancer drug
14 December 2021 - Lung cancer sufferers are still waiting on PHARMAC to reverse a decision made more than a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2021
Funding Keytruda for melanoma but not for lung cancer is racist, health advocates say
8 December 2021 - PHARMAC has been accused of institutional racism and breaching the Treaty of Waitangi for funding drugs ...