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Cystic Fibrosis scandal: MP demands answers on delay of vital NHS drugs deal
11 April 2019 - Theresa May yesterday vowed to take action over the lack of an NHS deal for cystic fibrosis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2019
Why PHARMAC should fund SMA drug
14 April 2019 - How must it feel to make decisions upon which lives depend? ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2019
How much does it cost to have cancer?
14 April 2019 - Out-of-pocket costs are brutal sucker punches for cancer patients. Where do the costs come from? How steep ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2019
Saving Charlotte: Bennett to present Parliament with petition calling for funding of SMA drug
14 April 2019 - A 15,000-strong petition calling on PHARMAC to fund a drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy is ...
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
Select committee inquiry into PHARMAC would be too slow - Labour
12 April 2019 - The Government says a select committee inquiry into PHARMAC's drug-buying processes would take longer than current ...
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 11 Apr 2019
Peters accuses Bennett of using people's illnesses to gain 'political points' in exchange about PHARMAC funding
11 April 2019 - Winston Peters accused Paula Bennett of using people's illnesses to gain "political points" during an exchange ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2019
Labour MP rejects claims she said Health Minister nixed PHARMAC inquiry
11 April 2019 - Labour MP health select committee chair Louisa Wall is rejecting claims she told the husband of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2019
Shooting the PHARMAC messenger
11 April 2019 - National’s unsuccessful attempt to get a Parliamentary inquiry into PHARMAC is a classic case of shooting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2019
Family faces deportation from Australia after son diagnosed with cystic fibrosis
10 April 2019 - Anthony and Christine Hyde's application for permanent residence in Australia has been rejected - because of their ...
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
ALP cancer plan ‘divisive, inequitable’
11 April 2019 - Labor’s decision to prioritise fee relief for cancer patients is a departure from its previous policies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2019
Canada needs to read the fine print on pharma costs
10 April 2019 - The proposed federal price controls for patented medicines will send the wrong signal to Canadian and global ...