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Decision to fund two new cancer treatments: olaparib and fulvestrant
5 December 2019 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce a decision to fund two new cancer treatments and amend the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2019
Cancer Control Agency open, Prime Minister hails Blair Vining's 'tireless advocacy'
3 December 2019 - The Prime Minister has acknowledged Blair Vining's "tireless advocacy" as the new independent Cancer Control Agency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2019
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 December 2019 update
1 December 2019 - The December 2019 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2019
Auckland widow's wish to give away leftover cancer medication illegal under Medicines Act
20 November 2019 - An Auckland widow who spoke out about New Zealand's drug wastage after her husband's death will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2019
Lung cancer ALK+NSCLC genetic mutation screening could save lives - doctors
12 November 2019 - Lives are being needlessly cut short because there's no universal testing for a type of lung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2019
NZ man Levi Holley selling his belongings to pay for brain cancer treatment
9 November 2019 - It started as a little nagging pain. It turned out to be an incurable brain tumour. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2019
Lack of DHB testing means lung cancer patients could be missing out on life-prolonging drugs
9 November 2019 - New Zealanders with lung cancer could be missing out on a life-prolonging drug because of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Nov 2019
Health minister David Clark: postcode cancer care 'embarrassing'
9 November 2019 - Big differences in cancer care are "embarrassing" for the worst-performing District Health Boards and must be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
New leukaemia medicine means three new cancer drugs funded this year
4 November 2019 - PHARMAC will fund a new leukaemia medicine, which will improve the quality of life for roughly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
PHARMAC funding new leukaemia medicine
4 November 2019 - New Zealanders with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia will have another medicine option available to help them live ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2019
Hundreds of Kiwis battling leukaemia given hope with funding of new drug
4 November 2019 - Hundreds of Kiwis battling leukaemia cancer have been given hope, with PHARMAC today announcing funding for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2019
Cancer patients to benefit from new PHARMAC funded drugs
8 October 2019 - Cancer patient advocates are welcoming PHARMAC's decision to pay for two new drugs but say New Zealand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2019
Jacinda Ardern hails 'exciting phase' of cancer research as PHARMAC funds three new drugs
7 October 2019 - The $40 million boost to PHARMAC's funding has paid for three new medicines to be available ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Oct 2019
Concern proposed bill may make cancer medication unaffordable for Kiwis
7 October 2019 - Every three months, a package containing cancer medication arrives at Trevor Gately's Nelson home from India. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2019
Cancer medicines need to be part of the plan
1 October 2019 - BCAC is extremely disappointed to read that access to cancer medicines does not appear to be ...