PHARMAC funds new treatments for breast and blood cancer

27 March 2024 - PHARMAC is funding two new cancer treatments, one for advanced breast cancer (ribociclib succinate) and one ...

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New treatment for essential tremor now available through Medicare

19 March 2024 - Australians living with essential tremor can now access magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound through Medicare, with the ...

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Zymfentra (infliximab-dyyb), the first and only FDA approved subcutaneous infliximab, now commercially available in the U.S.

17 March 2024 - Zymfentra is commercially available across the US on 15 March 2024. ...

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Funding process for child cancer medicines to remain

15 March 2024 - Pharmac has decided to keep Rule 8.1b, which allows medicines for treating children with cancer to ...

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State coverage and reimbursement of anti-obesity medications in Medicaid

14 March 2024 - Medicare Part D plans statutorily cannot cover anti-obesity medications, but state Medicaid programs have more flexibility. ...

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Sumitomo Pharma announces availability of Orgovyx (relugolix) in Canada, the first and only oral androgen deprivation therapy treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer

12 March 2024 - Sumitomo Pharma announced today that Orgovyx (relugolix), an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, is now available for ...

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bluebird bio announces first outcomes based agreement with Medicaid for sickle cell disease gene therapy

11 March 2024 - bluebird bio today announced it has signed its first Medicaid outcomes based agreement for Lyfgenia (lovotibeglogene autotemcel) ...

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Nine drug formularies in Canada list Evenity for reimbursement for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women as high risk of fracture

5 March 2024 - Multiple formulary listings are a step forward to ensuring that post-menopausal women have access to medicines ...

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Australians with chronic heart failure benefit from cheaper medicines on the PBS

3 March 2024 - Australians with chronic heart failure now have access to cheaper medicines under the PBS. ...

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Biden-Harris Administration issues final guidance to help people with Medicare prescription drug coverage manage prescription drug costs

29 February 2024 - Continuing the ongoing implementation of President Biden’s prescription drug pricing law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, ...

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Collaborating to help improve access to drugs for rare diseases

29 February 2024 - On Rare Disease Day — a day when the international community raises awareness about rare conditions ...

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Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 March 2024

1 March 2024 - The March 2024 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...

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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 March 2024

1 March 2024 - The March 2024 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

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Today is Rare Disease Day

29 February 2024 - PHARMAC understands that people living with rare disorders face many challenges, including access to health care ...

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Busy dad with leukaemia getting 'outdated treatment'

23 February 2024 - A West Coast dad is receiving “outdated treatment” for his leukaemia because PHARMAC’s policies are blocking ...

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