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PHARMAC confirms new breast cancer medicine to be funded
4 March 2020 - New Zealanders with advanced breast cancer will be able to access palbociclib (marketed as Ibrance) from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2020
Paying tax on unfunded cancer medication outrageous, says Nelson patient
7 February 2020 - A Nelson man with a rare cancer is concerned the Government is taking millions of dollars ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2020
Man's friends start NZ billboard campaign to raise funds for his cancer treatment
3 February 2020 - Friends of a cancer patient have rallied to rent billboards in Auckland to help fundraise for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2020
It's given me so much hope': PHARMAC announces breast cancer drug deal
15 January 2020 - Wiki Mulholland has watched friends die around her since her terminal breast cancer diagnosis 18 months ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2020
PHARMAC seeking views on new breast cancer medicine
15 January 2020 - PHARMAC has reached a provisional agreement with medicine supplier Pfizer to fund palbociclib (marketed as Ibrance) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2019
Proposal to widen funded access to lenalidomide for multiple myeloma
16 December 2019 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widened funded access to lenalidomide (Revlimid) to include ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2019
PHARMAC announces faster assessment of cancer medicines
4 December 2019 - From 1 January 2020, PHARMAC will assess funding applications for new cancer medicines at the same ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2019
Decision to widen access to bortezomib for multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis
5 December 2019 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce a decision to widen access to bortezomib for patients with multiple ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2019
Decision to fund two new cancer treatments: olaparib and fulvestrant
5 December 2019 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce a decision to fund two new cancer treatments and amend the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2019
PHARMAC to fund more cancer medicines
4 December 2019 - Thousands of New Zealanders with lymphoma, breast, ovarian and blood cancers will have more treatment options ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2019
Cancer Control Agency open, Prime Minister hails Blair Vining's 'tireless advocacy'
3 December 2019 - The Prime Minister has acknowledged Blair Vining's "tireless advocacy" as the new independent Cancer Control Agency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2019
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 December 2019 update
1 December 2019 - The December 2019 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2019
Auckland widow's wish to give away leftover cancer medication illegal under Medicines Act
20 November 2019 - An Auckland widow who spoke out about New Zealand's drug wastage after her husband's death will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2019
Lung cancer ALK+NSCLC genetic mutation screening could save lives - doctors
12 November 2019 - Lives are being needlessly cut short because there's no universal testing for a type of lung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2019
NZ man Levi Holley selling his belongings to pay for brain cancer treatment
9 November 2019 - It started as a little nagging pain. It turned out to be an incurable brain tumour. ...