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Cancer group demands inquiry into PHARMAC
7 February 2019 - In 2018 more than 23,000 Kiwis were diagnosed with cancer, of whom 9000 are expected to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2019
Dear Jacinda Ardern, my mother could die because of you
6 February 2019 - Dear Prime Minister, This is an open letter regarding an issue, a very serious one, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2019
Jacinda Ardern: not fair to compare PHARMAC with Australia's system
5 February 2019 - Jacinda Ardern told The AM Show New Zealand's drug buying agency has "been pointed to as being ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2019
Are Kiwis dying because the Government won't fund cancer drugs?
5 February 2019 - Are New Zealanders dying unnecessarily because the Government won't fund cancer drugs that are considered standard ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2019
'Difficult situation': cancer patient leads pleas for better Government funding of treatments
4 February 2019 - A group of major cancer charities has united to call for better Government funding for new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2019
Time for inquiry into PHARMAC's funding of cancer drugs
4 February 2019 - Labour promised voters world class cancer care but, of all the rocks I've looked under, I ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2019
Northland father-of-three forced to sell 'dream home' to fund cancer treatment
1 February 2019 - A 36-year-old Whangarei father-of-three is preparing to sell his family's "dream home" to fund a cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2019
Health minister promises dying dad that NZ will improve cancer treatment
31 January 2019 - Health Minister David Clark promised to harness "a once in a lifetime" opportunity to improve treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2019
World-leading breast cancer expert calls on PHARMAC to make two new breast cancer drugs more affordable
3 February 2019 - Dr Fatima Cardoso is considered a world authority on breast cancer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2019
'We're giving up too soon': advanced breast cancer expert calls for attitude change in NZ
31 January 2019 - Kiwi women are dying of advanced breast cancer twice as fast as people in comparable countries. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2019
Relief as government funded hep C drugs become available
1 February 2019 - The "modern lepers" of the health system have come in from exile, hepatitis C campaigner Hazel ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2019
Decision to open access to atomoxetine and change funded brand
31 January 2019 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce that all funding restrictions on atomoxetine will be removed from 1 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2019
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 February 2019 update
1 February 2019 - The February 2019 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
Ibrance: tough pill to swallow for two Rotorua women fighting for lives
26 January 2019 - One Rotorua woman has had to sell her rental property to pay the thousands of dollars ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
Northland dad with brain tumour needs $60k to fund drug to extend his life
22 January 2019 - A Northland father-of-four with an aggressive brain tumour is desperate to see his daughters grow up ...