PHARMAC shares the agenda items for the upcoming Rare Disorders Committee meeting (May 2024)

13 May 2024 - PHARMAC is sharing what medicine applications will be considered at the Rare Disorders Advisory Committee meeting ...

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PHARMAC and Health NZ weigh up future of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

3 May 2024 - PHARMAC and Health NZ are weighing up the future direction of COVID-19 vaccinations and treatments in ...

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PHARMAC funding will not stretch to new medicines - chief executive

29 April 2024 - A multi-million dollar budget boost for PHARMAC will only keep the lights on, doctors and patient ...

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PHARMAC publishes minutes from February 2024 PTAC meeting

1 May 2024 - The outcomes from the February 2024 PTAC meeting are now available. ...

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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 May 2024

1 May 2024 - The May 2024 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

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Government boosts PHARMAC funding by $1.7 billion as inaugural medicines summit begins

29 April 2024 - The Government will boost PHARMAC’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years, ...

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Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett appointed new chair of PHARMAC

28 April 2024 - Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett has been appointed the new chair of the national drug ...

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More treatment options proposed for people with multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome

23 April 2024 - PHARMAC is proposing to fund more treatments for people with a type of blood cancer, multiple ...

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PHARMAC's perpetually stretched budget

18 April 2024 - PHARMAC holds the keys to New Zealand's medicine cabinet, and what it dishes out is never enough. ...

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More treatments available to 30,000 New Zealanders

12 April 2024 - PHARMAC has decided to fund several medicines and widen access to two others, a move that will ...

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'Really expensive': migraine expert calls for more funded treatments

10 April 2024 - Migraine experts are advocating for PHARMAC to fund a new generation of migraine drugs that target ...

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Making tender decisions: how does PHARMAC allocate its fixed budget?

10 April 2024 - The annual tender is one of several mechanisms PHARMAC uses to manage how much New Zealand ...

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Cancer experts urge PHARMAC to fast-track 'life-saving' Keytruda

2 April 2024 - Breast cancer experts have urged PHARMAC to fast-track the drug Keytruda, for Kiwis with an aggressive ...

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PHARMAC publishes agenda for May 2024 PTAC meeting

28 March 2024 - Another slim agenda; one cancer medicine. ...

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New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 April 2024

1 April 2024 - The April 2024 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

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