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David Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investments
28 May 2024 - Act MP Todd Stephenson is selling his investments in drug companies while labelling as “outrageous” claims ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2022
New Zealand, it's time to put Fairness in Focus
20 October 2022 - Medicines New Zealand is today relaunching their digital public awareness platform Fairness in Focus. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2020
Doctors and patients anxious after pharma giant Apotex quits New Zealand
13 July 2020 - A patient advocate group says a pharmaceutical giant's decision to pull out of the New Zealand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2020
Collaborative consultation on medicines policy closes
10 July 2020 - Over the past few months, Medicines New Zealand ran an online consultation on a discussion paper produced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2020
A million Kiwis to be impacted by major pharmaceutical company leaving New Zealand
3 July 2020 - More than a million Kiwis may need to change to different medications before the end of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2020
Solutions for the future: a new medicines landscape
30 June 2020 - Medicines New Zealand has just released the 2019/2020 edition of its annual publication New Zealand’s Medicines Landscape ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2020
Medicines New Zealand consulting on a new generation medicines policy
26 May 2020 - The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research have produced a discussion paper for Medicines New Zealand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2019
Drug companies call out PHARMAC for lack of transparency and timeliness
3 April 2019 - Two of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies say New Zealand is lagging behind other countries when ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2018
Drug companies need to make costs more reasonable
16 October 2018 - Hundreds of women and their families marched on Parliament today to urge the funding of two ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2017
More than $150,0000 spent on mysterious 'Election 2017 project' by drug lobby group
19 November 2017 - A 'big pharma' lobby group has sunk more than $150,000 into a mysterious scheme called "Election ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2016
The impact of innovative pharmaceuticals on New Zealand cancer patients
22 August 2016 - Medicines New Zealand is hosting an educational seminar in Wellington on Wednesday 24 August with University of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2016
'It's a very good start' – funding boost for Pharmac welcomed, but is it enough?
5 May 2016 - A top health expert has praised the Government's multi-million dollar funding boost to its pharmaceutical agency Pharmac, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2016
$124 million increase over four years for investment in new medicines
4 May 2016 - Medicines New Zealand is pleased that the New Zealand Government has today announced a $124 million increase ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2016
Medicines New Zealand has never threatened New Zealand
26 April 2016 - Recent statements in the media misrepresent the Medicines New Zealand position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2016
TPP: no reason big pharma supply would stop
26 April 2016 - Trade Minister Todd McClay says he sees no reason why big pharmaceutical firms would stop supplying ...