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PHARMAC says funding Trikafta would take 'almost all' new money
8 June 2022 - PHARMAC's chairman says funding the cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta would swallow nearly all the new money ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2022
The online Pharmaceutical Schedule gets a refresh
7 June 2022 - PHARMAC's online Pharmaceutical Schedule has had a refresh with new features to improve the user experience. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2022
Hope for change after PHARMAC independent review
2 June 2022 - A woman who had her bowel removed while she waited for drugs that would probably have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2022
Callous PHARMAC has left too many people in the waiting room of death
2 June 2022 - Early on Wednesday, in Washington DC, our Prime Minister met with the US President, who lauded ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2022
Cancer, rare disorder advocates call for more radical change after damning PHARMAC review
2 June 2022 - Radical action is needed urgently to tackle the delays patients face in getting the latest drugs for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2022
Health Minister urges PHARMAC to focus on equity and collaboration
1 June 2022 - PHARMAC will need to engage more with other parts of the health system and the public - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2022
Government response to independent PHARMAC review
1 June 2022 - The Government has released its response to the recommendations of the final report of the independent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2022
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 June 2022
1 June 2022 - The June 2022 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2022
Where is the PHARMAC review?
28 May 2022 - “It has been three months to the day since the Minister received the PHARMAC review, why ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2022
Kiwi women plead for PHARMAC funding of a newly approved breakthrough treatment for ovarian cancer
27 May 2022 - Kiwi women living with advanced ovarian cancer can now access a breakthrough new treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2022
Budget 2022: PHARMAC funding boost a 'glimpse of hope' for cystic fibrosis sufferer
25 May 2022 - For the first time in his life, Troy Watson thought he was going to "lose the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2022
COVID-19 anti-viral access criteria assessment tool
24 May 2022 - PHARMAC has released an online tool to help clinicians identify who’s eligible for funded COVID-19 anti-viral ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Budget 2022: critically ill patients 'bitterly disappointed' by PHARMAC funding
19 May 2022 - Critically ill patients say they're "bitterly disappointed" by today's PHARMAC Budget announcement and were left looking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Budget 2022: PHARMAC boost leaves patients cold: 'it won't be enough'
19 May 2022 - PHARMAC has had its biggest ever funding boost, but some New Zealanders fear it still won’t ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Multiple funding proposals being considered by PHARMAC
19 May 2022 - PHARMAC has issued three consultations today on proposals to fund medicines for conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, ...