Mind the gap - an analysis of cancer medicines in New Zealand and Australia

PHARMAC

2 February 2017 - When it comes making a difference in people’s lives, it’s not about how many medicines you have, but having the ones that work.

This has been backed up by a study published in the Seminars in Oncology journal. The study, Mind the gap: An analysis of foregone health gains from unfunded cancer medicines in New Zealand - comparing cancer medicines access in New Zealand and Australia – shows that more medicines don't automatically mean better health outcomes.

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