Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2020
PHARMAC removes dispensing restrictions' - now distributing three months' supply
30 July 2020 - The majority of the temporary dispensing restrictions placed upon Government-funded medicine will be removed on Saturday.
The restrictions were brought in on March 27 by pharmaceutical management agency PHARMAC to manage medicine supply, decreasing the three-months' supply to four weeks.
Much like toilet paper and canned goods, medicines were at great risk of being hoarded by frantic stockpilers during the COVID-19 outbreak. The majority of New Zealand's medicines are brought in from overseas suppliers and this has led to difficulties regarding restocking.
