Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2018
'Balancing act' needed on unproven cancer drugs - Health Minister David Clark
9 August 2018 - The Health Minister is wary of side-stepping PHARMAC to buy newly developed cancer drugs, saying the current system delivers the best bang for taxpayers' bucks.
Visiting oncologist John Zalcberg of Australia told The AM Show earlier this week New Zealanders are missing out "every day of the week".
"Access to medicines in New Zealand has been good over past years, but with the explosion of new medicines coming... New Zealand is missing out."
