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PHARMAC shares the agenda items for the upcoming Rare Disorders Committee meeting (May 2024)
13 May 2024 - PHARMAC is sharing what medicine applications will be considered at the Rare Disorders Advisory Committee meeting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2024
PHARMAC and Health NZ weigh up future of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
3 May 2024 - PHARMAC and Health NZ are weighing up the future direction of COVID-19 vaccinations and treatments in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2024
PHARMAC funding will not stretch to new medicines - chief executive
29 April 2024 - A multi-million dollar budget boost for PHARMAC will only keep the lights on, doctors and patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2024
PHARMAC publishes minutes from February 2024 PTAC meeting
1 May 2024 - The outcomes from the February 2024 PTAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2024
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 May 2024
1 May 2024 - The May 2024 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2024
Government boosts PHARMAC funding by $1.7 billion as inaugural medicines summit begins
29 April 2024 - The Government will boost PHARMAC’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2024
Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett appointed new chair of PHARMAC
28 April 2024 - Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett has been appointed the new chair of the national drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
More treatment options proposed for people with multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome
23 April 2024 - PHARMAC is proposing to fund more treatments for people with a type of blood cancer, multiple ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2024
PHARMAC's perpetually stretched budget
18 April 2024 - PHARMAC holds the keys to New Zealand's medicine cabinet, and what it dishes out is never enough. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Apr 2024
More treatments available to 30,000 New Zealanders
12 April 2024 - PHARMAC has decided to fund several medicines and widen access to two others, a move that will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2024
'Really expensive': migraine expert calls for more funded treatments
10 April 2024 - Migraine experts are advocating for PHARMAC to fund a new generation of migraine drugs that target ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2024
Making tender decisions: how does PHARMAC allocate its fixed budget?
10 April 2024 - The annual tender is one of several mechanisms PHARMAC uses to manage how much New Zealand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2024
Cancer experts urge PHARMAC to fast-track 'life-saving' Keytruda
2 April 2024 - Breast cancer experts have urged PHARMAC to fast-track the drug Keytruda, for Kiwis with an aggressive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2024
PHARMAC publishes agenda for May 2024 PTAC meeting
28 March 2024 - Another slim agenda; one cancer medicine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2024
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 April 2024
1 April 2024 - The April 2024 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...