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Cancer delays slammed - Health Minister David Clark silent on independent agency
25 July 2019 - The Government is under growing pressure to commit to its pre-election promise to establish an independent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2019
Mum needs $100,000 to treat baby son with infantile hypophosphatasia
23 July 2019 - A baby boy will only live for a few months without a $100,000 medication that is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
RFP - supply of rituximab
16 July 2019 - PHARMAC invites proposals for the supply of rituximab in New Zealand. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2019
Mulhollands' Māori health inquiry submission to focus firmly on drug funding problems
14 July 2019 - Malcolm Muholland's wife Wiki Mulholland has advanced breast cancer. Malcolm Mullholland says the details of an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2019
Protecting PHARMAC and cancer treatment
13 July 2019 - The "postcode lottery", delays and other failings for cancer treatment need to be addressed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2019
Proposals for funding in the immunosuppressant, oncology, vasodilator and smoking cessation therapeutic areas
11 July 2019 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on proposals for funding in the immunosuppressant, oncology, vasodilator and smoking cessation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2019
Decision for funding in the neurology, immunosuppression, diabetes and anti-thrombotic therapy areas
11 July 2019 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of a decision relating to medicines in the neurology, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2019
PHARMAC has spent tens of millions on OxyContin, blamed for America's opioid crisis
10 July 2019 - PHARMAC has spent tens of millions of dollars funding a painkiller at the centre of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2019
Breast cancer specialists throw their weight behind long-running fight for increased Government drug funding
9 July 2019 - Several petitions, two marches on Parliament and countless emotive pleas have been fruitless in a long-running ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2019
Thousands more doses of the flu jab are on the way
7 July 2019 - The Ministry of Health has announced this morning 55,000 more doses of flu vaccine will arrive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2019
'Miracle drug' Keytruda approved for use earlier in melanoma treatment
5 July 2019 - A cancer treatment described as a "miracle drug" by many patients has been approved for use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2019
Cancer campaign coverage puts heat on PHARMAC
7 July 2019 - The pressure’s on for consistent cancer care around the country. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2019
Government breaks promises to Pompe disease sufferers
5 July 2019 - The New Zealand Pompe Network recently presented a petition at Parliament asking that the House of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2019
Labour is failing to deliver for cancer patients
5 July 2019 - Next week the Government will release its draft cancer action plan, and not before time. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2019
Cancer treatment in this country is a national shame
5 July 2019 - If I was running the country, I'd be looking for easy wins. The stuff you can ...