Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2018
PHARMAC work in funding medicines for rare disorders progressing
16 July 2018 - PHARMAC is progressing work aimed at improving funded access to medicines for rare disorders.
Chief Executive Sarah Fitt says the latest step is the appointment of a clinical subcommittee with expertise in evaluating medicines for rare disorders. The subcommittee, which includes leading New Zealand and Australian experts in managing patients with rare disorders, will provide advice to PHARMAC’s main clinical committee, PTAC.
Earlier in the month, PHARMAC published updated policy settings for assessing medicines for rare disorders, and opened a commercial process seeking funding applications from pharmaceutical suppliers, specifically for medicines for rare disorders.
