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Limiting the impact on Kiwis as API leaves the NZ market
14 September 2021 - PHARMAC is working hard to limit the impact on over 1 million Kiwis who currently take ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2021
New Zealand’s tocilizumab supply to be paused
6 September 2021 - PHARMAC has today announced that Roche, the global pharmaceutical company which provides tocilizumab, will not provide New ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2021
PHARMAC ensuring supply of prednisolone to treat children with respiratory conditions
19 July 2021 - PHARMAC is working hard to ensure on-going supply of an important medicine used to treat respiratory conditions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2021
Nurse prescribers now able to initiate Special Authority medicines
30 June 2021 - Joint media release with the Ministry of Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2021
Proposal for the supply of primidone and gabapentin
22 June 2021 - PHARMAC is seeking additional feedback on a proposal to change the funded brands of primidone tablets ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 May 2021
Impacts to medicine supply from India
12 May 2021 - PHARMAC is in constant contact with our suppliers as the impact of COVID-19 on India unfolds. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2021
EU export restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines may jeopardise global supply
1 February 2021 - Medicines New Zealand, the industry association representing companies involved in the research, development and manufacture of modern ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2021
Government rejects claim overseas production issues threaten access to vaccines
27 January 2021 - The entire population could be vaccinated against COVID-19 in as little as 6½ months, meaning it's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2021
Medicines NZ hopes country can roll out COVID-19 vaccines early
19 January 2021 - Medical professionals are hopeful New Zealand is in a position to roll out COVID-19 vaccines early. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2021
How NZ is preparing for the biggest vaccine roll-out in history
17 January 2021 - “When will we get a vaccine for COVID-19?” It has been the question on everyone’s lips for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2020
COVID-19: Pfizer vaccine could roll out in New Zealand at the start of 2021 if success continues
10 November 2020 - New Zealand researchers are hopeful and optimistic as Pfizer and BioNTech report success in their COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2020
Pregabalin: supply issue
4 November 2020 - Due to shipping delays, there will be a brief out of stock of Pfizer Pregabalin. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2020
PHARMAC responds to concerns about medication shortages
27 October 2020 - PHARMAC director of operations Lisa Williams talks to Kathryn about the COVID-19 disrupted manufacturing and supply chain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2020
Kiwis hit by medication shortages
24 October 2020 - Pharmacists and doctors in New Zealand are scrambling to find ways to manage global medication shortages because ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2020
COVID-19: New Zealand to buy 1.5 million doses of potential vaccine
12 October 2020 - The government has agreed to buy 1.5 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine from one of ...