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PHARMAC takes three years to review brand-new cancer drugs and Kiwis are missing out
7 August 2018 - Kiwis are missing out on the latest cancer treatments because the government's drug agency, PHARMAC, is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
Government looks to include biosimilars in price controls
7 August 2018 - The government has launched consultation on proposed changes to the statutory scheme for pharmaceutical pricing that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
Health insurance needs in-depth scrutiny in the public interest
7 August 2018 - Discounts on health insurance premiums for young people under 30 would erode the community-sharing principles of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Division on European HTA
3 August 2018 - There have been aspirations for closer collaboration between European Union Member States on health technology assessment for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Glatect, alternative to Copaxone, added to public health plans of 5 Canadian provinces
6 August 2018 - Pendopharm’s Glatect (glatiramer acetate injection), a lower cost alternative to Teva’s Copaxone, has been added to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Government urged to dump 'flawed' health insurance discount plan for young people
7 August 2018 - The federal government is being urged to scrap its plan to allow health insurance companies to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Private Health Insurance 'excluding benefits under the radar'
4 August 2018 - Doctors are warning that the federal government's private health insurance reforms may push patients onto public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Duncan Garner's desperate plea to Jacinda Ardern over cancer funding
7 August 2018 - "There are people dying, mums and dads and brothers and sisters." ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Supply of anti-retroviral treatments
6 August 2018 - PHARMAC invites tenders for the supply of certain antiretroviral treatments to DHB hospitals and to community pharmacies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2018
My Health Record can store genomic data but critics say it's not ready
6 August 2018 - The federal government's My Health Record system is capable of storing genomic information, such as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2018
More ill as state waits for vaccine
4 August 2018 - A vaccine to combat the most prevalent strain of meningococcal disease will be made available nationally, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2018
Visiting patient advocates say New Zealand isn’t treating its cancer patients fairly
3 August 2018 - One of Australia’s top oncologists, Professor John Zalcberg, will be in New Zealand next week highlighting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2018
NHS saved £324 million by switching to biosimilars and generics
2 August 2018 - The UK’s national healthcare provider saved £324 million by switching its patients to “better value” biosimilar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2018
NICE publishes final appraisal determination for Sanofi's Dupixent
1 August 2018 - Dupilumab (Dupixent) is used to treat adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2018
Sanofi, Novartis latest to stockpile drugs in case of no-deal Brexit
1 August 2018 - Sanofi and Novartis action follows similar move by AstraZeneca. ...