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PHARMAC considers access criteria for COVID-19 anti-viral treatments
1 August 2023 - PHARMAC is consulting on changes to the access criteria for all COVID-19 anti-viral treatments to include ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2023
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 August 2023
1 August 2023 - The August 2023 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2023
Molnupiravir will remain available for people who need it
27 July 2023 - PHARMAC has confirmed today that molnupiravir will remain available as a treatment to protect against infection ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2023
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 July 2023
1 July 2023 - The July 2023 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2023
PHARMAC considers widening access to treatments for multiple sclerosis and haemophilia A
22 June 2023 - PHARMAC has started a consultation today for widening access for two treatments; ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) as the first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2023
PHARMAC breast cancer cost saving proposal welcome but ignores patients facing “dead-end”
8 June 2023 - Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is urging PHARMAC to widen access to an already funded treatment for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2023
Proposal to widen access to intravenous trastuzumab and change the funded brand
8 June 2023 - The proposal would also give more New Zealanders funded access to intravenous trastuzumab. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2023
PHARMAC confirms funding of rituximab for IgG4 related disease
7 June 2023 - PHARMAC has published a notification for widened access to rituximab (Riximyo) for people with the chronic inflammatory ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2023
Mid-life women being let down by PHARMAC, say menopause experts
6 June 2023 - New Zealand women in mid-life are being let down by Pharmac, say two doctors specialising in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2023
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 June 2023
1 June 2023 - The June 2023 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2023
Helping with health costs: prescription charge scrapped, providing cheaper medicine
18 May 2023 - The Chris Hipkins Government is reducing the cost of health care for New Zealand households by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2023
'Would they run out of Viagra?' PHARMAC slammed for huge shortage of HRT
15 May 2023 - Northland women going through menopause are starting to suffer from a raft of “horrible” symptoms caused ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2023
Ovarian cancer: Bay of Plenty mother spends more than $130,000 on treatments
12 May 2023 - Four cancer treatments in three years: $132,775. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2023
PHARMAC amends funding rules on dispensing of ADHD medicines
1 May 2023 - PHARMAC has announced an amendment to the Pharmaceutical Schedule from 1 June 2023, to align funding rules ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2023
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 May 2023
The May 2023 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...