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PHARMAC to fund new diabetes medicines with amended Special Authority criteria
21 December 2020 - PHARMAC has approved funding for two new medicines with substantial health benefits for around 53,000 New Zealanders ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2020
Year in review
16 December 2020 - PHARMAC claims it funded 14 new medicines, including six new cancer medicines, and widened access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2020
Diabetes drugs delay shows problem with PHARMAC’s funding model, doctor claims
14 December 2020 - Pharmac’s decision to delay funding approval for two new diabetes drugs has highlighted the shortcomings of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2020
Proposal to widen access to febuxostat for prevention of tumour lysis syndrome
10 December 2020 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to febuxostat tablets. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2020
'We're feeling broken': Taranaki father of six dies after battle for cancer drug funding
10 December 2020 - A Taranaki father who fought to get vital cancer drugs funded by the Government has lost his ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
PHARMAC diabetes drugs delay 'bewildering', 'worse than disappointing' - doctors
7 December 2020 - A decision by PHARMAC to defer the approval of two new drugs for the treatment of diabetes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
Jacinda Ardern defends Labour's 'perfectly reasonable' decision to veto MP led PHARMAC inquiry
7 December 2020 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is defending Labour's "perfectly reasonable" decision to veto a PHARMAC inquiry led ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
Update on funding decision for two new diabetes medicines
7 December 2020 - PHARMAC would like to thank everyone who has provided feedback to date on a proposal to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2020
Government promises independent PHARMAC review after Labour MPs veto Health Select Committee inquiry
3 December 2020 - National MPs have lashed out at Labour for voting against a politician-led inquiry into PHARMAC but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2020
PHARMAC inquiry: “nothing should be off the table”
4 December 2020 - Medicines New Zealand, the industry association representing companies involved in the research, development and manufacture of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2020
Proposal to widen access to rituximab for treatment of membranous nephropathy
4 December 2020 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to rituximab. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
Fate of 250,000 diabetics in PHARMAC’s hands
3 December 2020 - This week, a small group of bureaucrats and health professionals will meet to agree on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
PHARMAC probe unlikely to examine commercial details - Little
3 December 2020 - Work has started on setting up an inquiry into PHARMAC but it's unlikely to have access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2020
PHARMAC boss to talk with Crohn’s sufferers protesting for drug funding
2 December 2020 - The head of the government's drug-buying agency says they would like to have the budget to fund ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2020
Outraged patients to present petition with over 30,000 signatures to ask for funding for desperately needed medication
2 December 2020 - Sick of waiting for years for PHARMAC to fund standard, current therapy to treat their diseases, ...