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PHARMAC funding: how it works - and the changes its critics want
6 May 2019 - PHARMAC will again be thrust into the spotlight tomorrow when New Zealanders rally at Parliament calling ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
SMA petition: family forced to move to Australia to get daughters treated
2 May 2019 - A family have moved to Australia in order to get their daughters the treatment they need. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
PHARMAC sheds a little more light on procedures in savvy political move
1 May 2019 - Steve Maharey has just secured special status on David Clark's Christmas card list. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
Why PHARMAC won't fund lifesaving EpiPens
1 May 2019 - Epipens can be the difference between life and death for people who have food allergies but, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
PHARMAC fully funding innovative improvements in haemophilia treatment
30 April 2019 - PHARMAC has today provided haemophilia patients fully funded access to new innovative treatment options which will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2019
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 May 2019 update
1 May 2019 - The May 2019 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Health groups to present multiple petitions
30 April 2019 - Health groups marching to Parliament to present multiple petitions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Beefed-up PHARMAC funding would be welcome Budget boost
30 April 2019 - In just four weeks' time, the Finance Minister will deliver the Government's Wellbeing Budget. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
Proposal to decline inactive applications
29 April 2019 - To help make its decision-making process clearer, PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to make ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2019
PHARMAC proposes to give more clarity about funding decisions
29 April 2019 - An overhaul of PHARMAC’s decision-making process will give better insight into what medicines are - and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2019
PHARMAC failure to fund effective contraceptive 'embarrassing'
26 April 2019 - A decision to not fully fund one of the most effective contraceptive devices in the world ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2019
NZORD supports rare medicine petitions to government
23 April 2019 - The National Organisation for Rare Disorders supports petitions for more effective, equitable outcomes for people with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2019
No outcomes on breast cancer drugs Kadcyla and Ibrance yet, says PHARMAC
24 April 2019 - PHARMAC has reiterated that it has not yet made a decision on whether to fund two ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2019
PHARMAC rejects own experts' view on breast cancer drug
23 April 2019 - PHARMAC has refused funding for Kadcyla, an important drug that has recently had a high media ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2019
PHARMAC reportedly has rejected funding for breast cancer drug
23 April 2019 - A breast cancer support group has been told that PHARMAC has rejected funding for the drug ...