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Parliament rally to present eight petitions for more PHARMAC funding for medicines
7 May 2019 - A woman who suffers a rare disorder is just out of hospital but she's determined to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019
PHARMAC Chairman backs early access scheme for new drugs
7 May 2019 - PHARMAC board chairman Steve Maharey is backing an early access scheme that would give patients access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019
Proposal to widen access to etanercept and award sole supply
3 May 2019 - PHARMAC is proposing to make changes to the funding of etanercept, a biologic medicine used to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019
Decision to amend the distribution and access criteria for dasatinib (Sprycel)
3 May 2019 - PHARMAC has a made a decision to change the distribution arrangements and access criteria for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2019
PHARMAC funding: how it works - and the changes its critics want
6 May 2019 - PHARMAC will again be thrust into the spotlight tomorrow when New Zealanders rally at Parliament calling ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
Why PHARMAC won't fund lifesaving EpiPens
1 May 2019 - Epipens can be the difference between life and death for people who have food allergies but, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2019
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 May 2019 update
1 May 2019 - The May 2019 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Health groups to present multiple petitions
30 April 2019 - Health groups marching to Parliament to present multiple petitions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Beefed-up PHARMAC funding would be welcome Budget boost
30 April 2019 - In just four weeks' time, the Finance Minister will deliver the Government's Wellbeing Budget. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Proposal to decline inactive applications
29 April 2019 - To help make its decision-making process clearer, PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to make ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
PHARMAC proposes to give more clarity about funding decisions
29 April 2019 - An overhaul of PHARMAC’s decision-making process will give better insight into what medicines are - and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2019
PHARMAC failure to fund effective contraceptive 'embarrassing'
26 April 2019 - A decision to not fully fund one of the most effective contraceptive devices in the world ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2019
NZORD supports rare medicine petitions to government
23 April 2019 - The National Organisation for Rare Disorders supports petitions for more effective, equitable outcomes for people with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2019
No outcomes on breast cancer drugs Kadcyla and Ibrance yet, says PHARMAC
24 April 2019 - PHARMAC has reiterated that it has not yet made a decision on whether to fund two ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2019
PHARMAC rejects own experts' view on breast cancer drug
23 April 2019 - PHARMAC has refused funding for Kadcyla, an important drug that has recently had a high media ...