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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 03 Nov 2020
PHARMAC funding resources to focus on medicines access equity
3 November 2020 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the launch of He Ako Hiringa, a clinical education provider with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2020
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 November 2020
1 November 2020 - The November 2020 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2020
PTAC recommends the reimbursement of osimertinib mesylate for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor mutated non-small cell lung cancer
29 October 2020 - PTAC has acknowledged the high unmet clinical need and the high quality, randomised control trial evidence ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2020
PHARMAC needs a short, sharp dose of reality
29 October 2020 - Wiki Mulholland was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 and is fighting for PHARMAC to fund drugs ...
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 23 Oct 2020
Decision to widen access to a brand of long-acting methylphenidate
23 October 2020 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce widening of access to one brand of extended-release methylphenidate, Methylphenidate ER ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
Budget is why PHARMAC is letting down New Zealanders, CEO says
22 October 2020 - PHARMAC is struggling to cater to the demand of Kiwis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
PHARMAC decision pending on life-changing diabetes medications
22 October 2020 - Government drug-funding agency PHARMAC is expected to decide next week whether it will fund two new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
$10,000 on new drugs every four months keeps melanoma patient alive
21 October 2020 - Graham Venning was given “weeks perhaps months” to live at the start of the year but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2020
Breakthrough drug would give child with cystic fibrosis a future
21 October 2020 - A 13 year-old boy with cystic fibrosis would have a much better quality and quantity of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2020
Welcome to the new PHARMAC.govt.nz
20 October 2020 - PHARMAC has upgraded the technology underlying its website. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2020
Prime Minister committed to PHARMAC investigation, but Health Minister at odds
15 October 2020 - On 30 September Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern committed to having an investigation into PHARMAC’s decision-making processes, ...
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 ...