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Updated information about PHARMAC's priority lists
8 October 2024 - PHARMAC’s quarterly Pūahoaho Report provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2024
Introducing a new way of prioritising our guidance topics
30 July 2024 - NICE's deputy chief executive, Jonathan Benger, talks about our new approach to prioritisation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2024
PHARMAC closes inactive medicine applications for greater clarity
1 August 2024 - PHARMAC has removed over 500 inactive medicine applications from its lists in the past five years ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2024
Blood cancer doctors urge Government: don’t break drug promise to our patients
6 June 2024 - More pressure has come on the Government over PHARMAC funding as an alliance of haematologists and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2024
Moving forward on Pharmacare for Canadians
24 May 2024 - Pharmacare legislation includes universal access to contraception and diabetes medications. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2024
When will Canada have national pharmacare?
22 April 2024 - Canadians support it, public health demands it, now policy makers must deliver it. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2024
Oh, Canada: US patients don't want your health policies
29 April 2024 - There's never been a worse time to get sick in Canada. Our northern neighbors must wait ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2024
National pharmacare will reduce access to new medicines for 27 million privately insured Canadians
18 April 2024 - The federal Liberal-NDP coalition government recently announced it would work with the provinces to fund universal prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2024
New target zero initiative aims to help improve access to new drugs
9 April 2024 - Target Zero is a new initiative that aims to improve the time to access for patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2024
Drug insurance: a single payer pharmacare program would jeopardise coverage quality for 21 million Canadians
22 February 2024 - Imposing a single payer universal drug insurance plan on all Canadians would jeopardise coverage quality for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2023
Launch of the Australian Cancer Plan
2 November 2023 - Learn about the new Australian Cancer Plan, which aims to improve prevention, screening, treatment and management of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2023
Act’s productivity perspective on PHARMAC medication and treatments will hurt minorities
11 September 2023 - Act is proposing a “productivity perspective based on real lives” when it comes to delivering PHARMAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2023
Medical technology strategy
3 February 2023 - This document presents the inaugural UK medtech strategy and the timing could not be better. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2022
Ontario expanding safe use of biosimilars
20 December 2022 - Transitioning to biosimilars will allow province to invest in and improve access to medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2022
A National Medicines Policy fit for the future
20 December 2022 - An updated and strengthened National Medicines Policy has been delivered to the Australian Government. ...