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Miracle drug keeping Eva McGauley's cancer at bay
10 December 2017 - Terminally ill teenager Eva McGauley is appealing for help to pay for a life-saving new cancer drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2017
Decision to fund methylnaltrexone in palliative care
8 December 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with Link Pharmaceuticals Limited for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2017
The drugs we couldn't get enough of: more than 200 cases of shortages over six years
7 December 2017 - Drugs to treat depression, Parkinson's disease, head lice, scabies and migraines ran out 11 times over ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2017
PHARMAC commits to equity target by 2025
7 December 2017 - Achieving equity in medicines access is one of the bold goals PHARMAC has set itself to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2017
Access to new indications in New Zealand - 2017 in review
5 December 2017 - With the publication of the final issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule for 2017, MAESTrO ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2017
Access to new medicines in New Zealand - 2017 in review
3 December 2017 - As 2017 draws to a close and the year's last update of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 December 2017
1 December 2017 - The December 2017 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2017
Multiple sclerosis sufferer Natalie Adams lives in fear
29 November 2017 - Lying in a hospital bed with her skin feeling like it had been dipped in acid, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2017
Auckland mum is having to self-fund drugs to extend her life
28 November 2017 - All Megan Casey wants to do is see her children get married and be a grandmother. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2017
Over-reliance in cardiovascular treatment – a supply risk that needs to change
29 November 2017 - New Zealand’s reliance on the cardiovascular medicines metoprolol succinate and cilazapril is out of step with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2017
Treating hepatitis C in New Zealand
23 November 2017 - General practice has a real opportunity to significantly lead the way to treat people in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2017
New Zealand cancer patients renew call for more funded medicines, as report reveals 682 million dollar 'hole'
22 November 2017 - Cancer patients say they are sick of paying for their own survival after an independent report ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2017
More than $150,0000 spent on mysterious 'Election 2017 project' by drug lobby group
19 November 2017 - A 'big pharma' lobby group has sunk more than $150,000 into a mysterious scheme called "Election ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2017
NZAF welcomes PHARMAC’s milestone proposal to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis
16 November 2017 - In a proposal released this week, PHARMAC has announced its intention to fund the HIV-prevention drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2017
Proposal to widen funded access to pulmonary arterial hypertension treatments
15 November 2017 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to make several changes to the funding of medicines ...