Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2024
National cancer drug promise: PHARMAC Minister won’t guarantee those 13 drugs will be funded
19 June 2024 - The minister responsible for New Zealand’s drugbuying agency PHARMAC is at odds with the Minister of Health over the Government’s commitment to funding the provision of 13 new cancer drugs.
PHARMAC Minister David Seymour today said he couldn’t guarantee the 13 drugs outlined in the National Party’s election policy would be funded as it hadn’t yet been agreed by Cabinet and it threatened PHARMAC's negotiating ability.
