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Statement from Rare Disorders NZ re Minister Little's comments on PHARMAC funding
31 March 2022 - Rare Disorders NZ is extremely frustrated to hear the Minister of Health this week dismiss the call ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2022
Diabetes NZ to kick-start campaign for PHARMAC funding for glucose monitors
11 March 2022 - Diabetes NZ wants PHARMAC to fund next-generation blood sugar monitors for people with the debilitating disease. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2021
PHARMAC looking to fund medicines for lung and ovarian cancer
16 December 2021 - PHARMAC is considering funding a bundle deal which would give New Zealanders more effective treatment options for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2021
Funding Keytruda for melanoma but not for lung cancer is racist, health advocates say
8 December 2021 - PHARMAC has been accused of institutional racism and breaching the Treaty of Waitangi for funding drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2021
PHARMAC to fund baricitinib to treat moderate to severe cases of COVID-19
5 November 2021 - PHARMAC has purchased another new medicine, baricitinib, to treat moderate to severe cases of COVID-19, with 500 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2021
PHARMAC negotiates deal for a further COVID-19 treatment
31 October 2021 - PHARMAC has negotiated an agreement with Roche to purchase another COVID-19 treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2021
70 percent of Kiwis want Government to give PHARMAC more money - survey
10 October 2021 - New Zealanders have sent a clear message to the Government to fund medicines better or their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2021
PHARMAC seeks feedback on a biosimilar brand of adalimumab being considered for funding
26 August 2021 - PHARMAC is considering awarding Principal Supply to a biosimilar brand of adalimumab (Amgevita) from 1 February ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
Treasury wanted Labour to break all health election promises bar one
5 August 2021 - Treasury told the Government to kick its election promises like funding for PHARMAC, cochlear implants, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2021
PM speaks about COVID-19, Fiji and PHARMAC funding
14 July 2021 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to media after a speech at the New Zealand Institute of International ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2021
'We're not just all about the money' — PHARMAC defends why it still won't fund drug for rare children's disorder
3 June 2021 - Under-fire PHARMAC is defending the way it funds New Zealand's drugs, with the agency's director of operations, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2021
PHARMAC funding will result in health poverty: advocate
30 May 2021 - A Dunedin patient rights campaigner is vowing to fight on in the wake of the Government’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Budget 2021: Health boost for PHARMAC and funding for Māori Health Authority
20 May 2021 - Health Minister Andrew Little said it was one of the biggest increases PHARMAC had ever had ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Boring Budget 2021 reinforces two tier medicines access system in New Zealand
20 May 2021 - Announcement in the budget today of $200 million over the next four years is simply meeting the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
PHARMAC political theatre grotesque
20 May 2021 - “It is grotesque political theatre to make people wait for the budget to get their medicines ...