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PHARMAC estimates Trikafta could give people with CF another 27 years
17 August 2022 - PHARMAC has today published the record of advice from the May PTAC meeting to again consider ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2022
Calls for decision on Trikafta as new advice shows health system savings and decades more life for patients
15 August 2022 - Pressure is mounting on the Government to make a decision on whether it will fund the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2022
Mum fears dance loving toddler will lose ability to walk without unfunded drug
1 August 2022 - An Auckland toddler who loves to dance may soon be unable to walk or stand if ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2022
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 August 2022
1 August 2022 - The August 2022 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2022
Calls for PHARMAC to fund more effective shingles vaccine with cases expected to rise due to COVID-19
24 July 2022 - There are calls from medical experts for PHARMAC to fund a more effective vaccine for shingles, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2022
Barriers to accessing life-saving overdose reversal medicine are putting Kiwis at risk - NZ Drug Foundation
21 July 2022 - The lethal drug fentanyl has been found in New Zealand, prompting warnings that the country isn't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2022
PHARMAC widens access for COVID-19 anti-viral treatments
14 July 2022 - Pharmac has confirmed today that it is further widening access to the three anti-viral treatments it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2022
PHARMAC ‘procrastinating’ over funding glucose monitors, Diabetes NZ says
12 July 2022 - PHARMAC should stop procrastinating on funding glucose monitors for people with diabetes after the Government agency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2022
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 July 2022
5 July 2022 - The July 2022 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
PHARMAC widens flu vaccine access to increase uptake
27 June 2022 - PHARMAC today announced that it is permanently widening access to the annual funded flu vaccine to people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2022
PHARMAC's latest breast cancer drug funding 'way short' - advocate
16 June 2022 - On Wednesday PHARMAC announced $190 million to fund cancer treatments and other medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2022
New PHARMAC funded cancer drugs already 'old and cheap', patient advocate Malcolm Mulholland says
16 June 2022 - New cancer drugs that will now be funded by the Government drug buying agency are already ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2022
PHARMAC widens access to safe sex drug after 'overwhelming support'
15 June 2022 - PHARMAC is overhauling its criteria for prescriptions to an effective safe sex drug common to gay men. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2022
PHARMAC announces first round of medicine funding decisions following $191 million pharmaceutical budget increase
15 June 2022 - PHARMAC today announces the first round of changes to medicines funding following its $191 million pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2022
PHARMAC seeks views on access criteria for COVID-19 treatments
14 June 2022 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on access criteria for two new COVID-19 treatments – tixagevimab with cilgavimab ...