Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2024
Prioritising pills for the people: getting new medicines on schedule a complex process, by New Zealand Doctor
2 February 2024 - The funding of pharmaceuticals is an issue that often makes its way into news headlines. PHARMAC Director, Advice and Assessment, David Hughes explains how the agency’s medicine funding process works.
Every so often there’ll be a story in the media about a new medication or treatment that someone wants, and that PHARMAC hasn’t funded.
