PHARMAC to fund more cancer medicines (March 2025)

12 March 2025 - PHARMAC is funding six more medicines for cancers and one for antibiotic resistant infections. ...

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PHARMAC funds new oral contraceptive pill

11 March 2025 - PHARMAC has decided to fund a new progestogen only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (Cerazette). ...

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New insulin medicine proposed for people with diabetes

10 March 2025 - PHARMAC is seeking public feedback on a proposal to fund a new, additional type of insulin ...

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PHARMAC CE resigns

28 February 2025 - The Board of PHARMAC wishes to announce that its Chief Executive for the last 7 years, ...

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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 March 2025

1 March 2025 - The March 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

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PHARMAC funds medicines for liver, ovarian, and neuroendocrine cancers

12 February 2025 - People with liver, ovarian, and neuroendocrine cancers will have access to more medicines from 1 March ...

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Proposal to fund a new oral contraceptive pill

3 February 2025 - PHARMAC is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (Cerazette) from 1 ...

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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 February 2025

1 February 2025 - The February 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

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PHARMAC reconsiders oestradiol patch options following community feedback

29 January 2025 - PHARMAC is reviewing and reconsidering its oestradiol patch options after considerable feedback was received when it ...

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PHARMAC consulting on widening access to venetoclax, azacitidine and upadacitinib monohydrate

16 January 2025 - PHARMAC is asking for feedback on a proposal to widen access to three medicines for five ...

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2,000 people to benefit from medicine for osteoporosis and people with high blood calcium and cancer

10 January 2025 - PHARMAC is widening access to a medicine called denosumab for people with osteoporosis.  ...

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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 January 2025

1 January 2025 - The January 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

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PHARMAC publishes agenda for February 2025 PTAC meeting

23 December 2024 - PHARMAC has published information on what the PTAC will be considering at its upcoming meeting in ...

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PHARMAC consulting on six medicines for New Zealanders

19 December 2024 - PHARMAC is asking for feedback on proposals to fund six medicines for cancer and antibiotic resistant ...

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PHARMAC seeks feedback to fund medicines for liver and ovarian cancer

9 December 2024 - PHARMAC is consulting on a proposal to fund bevacizumab (branded as Vegzelma) as a cancer medicine ...

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