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NICE nod for psoriatic arthritis drugs Cimzia and Cosentyx
24 May 2017 - Cost regulators for the NHS in England and Wales are recommending UCB's Cimzia and Novartis' Cosentyx ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2017
Sigma launches suit to enforce supply deal as share price tanks
24 May 2017 - Sigma Healthcare has asked a court to force the MyChemist and Chemist Warehouse chains controlled by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2017
A message from the Minister
24 May 2017 - It is my pleasure to update you on the agreement the Government has reached with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
US pharma giant Merck & Co. accused of blocking cheaper arthritis drugs for the NHS
23 May 2017 - The US pharmaceuticals giant Merck & Co is accused of abusing its dominance of the market ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
Neuroendocrine cancer sufferers take on PHARMAC
20 May 2017 - Jess Spence hurried in from the rain having just finished yoga class. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
Diabetes scanning technology replaces pricking
23 May 2017 - A student with diabetes says a device that replaces the need for regular finger pricks could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
HIV drug PrEP praised for helping prevent other sexually transmitted diseases
23 May 2017 - A drug that prevents the transmission of HIV could help detect and reduce other sexually transmitted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
Changes to the National Immunisation Schedule
23 May 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce decisions related to the National Immunisation Schedule that will take effect ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
Post-market review of ezetimibe – revised draft report
23 May 2017 - Public consultation on the revised draft report to the PBAC of the post-market review of ezetimibe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2017
Proposal to amend listing in the National Immunisation Schedule – meningococcal C conjugate vaccine
23 May 2017 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on one final proposal arising from an RFP for the supply of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2017
NICE updates type 2 guidelines to reflect new advice on drug treatments
18 May 2017 - The NICE has updated its guidelines about drug treatments for people with type 2 diabetes. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2017
Melbourne man tests positive to HIV while taking preventative drug
22 May 2017 - A man has tested positive to HIV at a Melbourne clinic while participating in a trial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2017
No PHARMAC help for Crohn’s sufferer
20 May 2017 - On the outside, Dunedin Hospital nurse Dana Smith (23) looks like a healthy young person, but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2017
Post-market review of ezetimibe – notice of public consultation
19 May 2017 - The public consultation on the revised draft ezetimibe post-market review report to the PBAC will open ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2017
A new health technology assessment system for devices: the first five years
15 May 2017 - The aim of this study was to review 5 years of activity from a new system devised ...