'It's outrageous': costly cancer drugs thrown out because of one-size-fits-all packaging

1 March 2020 - Prescription drug negotiations steeped in secrecy, leaving taxpayers in the dark on costs. ...

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Changes to wastage funding

27 November 2019 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal relating to how it funds discarded medicines (“wastage”) in ...

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Proposal to change how discarded medicines are reimbursed

30 October 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to change how the agency reimburses discarded medicines in ...

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Are you paying the NHS for more drugs than you need? Billions worth of life-saving cancer remedies are poured down the drain every year

26 July 2016 - Out of the £5,000 her family paid for medication, a fifth went down the drain. ...

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