PHARMAC exceptional circumstances framework ‘go-live’ notification

PHARMAC

31 August 2015 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce that its new Exceptional Circumstances Framework has now been implemented. The Exceptional Circumstances Framework includes a revised Named Patient Pharmaceutical Assessment (NPPA) Policy and makes applying easier.

PHARMAC have streamlined and simplified the application process. This includes a new online application form which is only accessible via the Connected Health Network (CHN). It includes a number of great features to make the application process easier. For people who do not have access to the CHN, a simplified, user-friendly form is available in Microsoft Word format. You can find more details about the Exceptional Circumstances Framework, including the new application forms here. We have also produced clearer supporting information on the process for clinicians and patients.

The new framework clarifies the ways that PHARMAC generally considers funding decisions in exceptional circumstances that fall outside of the Pharmaceutical Schedule funding process. This means exceptions that sit outside the NPPA policy are more visible, including Special Authority waivers and Hospital Medicine Restriction waivers. In the future, an exceptions process for hospital medical devices would be included within this framework.

For more details, go to: http://www.pharmac.health.nz/news/notification-2015-08-31-exceptional-circumstances/

MAESTrO Insight: It is possible to access unregistered medicines under the Exceptional Circumstances Framewok.

Michael Wonder

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Michael Wonder