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Update on proposal to move to one funded brand of lamotrigine (Logem)
26 October 2018 - PHARMAC would like to thank everyone who provided feedback on a proposal to move to one ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2018
Calls for PHARMAC review after funds made available to offset wage settlements
24 October 2018 - A request that the government's drug-buying agency be reviewed has opposition support with claims money is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2018
Review PHARMAC model, urge breast cancer petitioners
25 October 2018 - A group of women battling terminal cancer tell the Herald what they would do with extra time. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2018
Further update on proposal to fund glecaprevir with pibrentasvir (Maviret) for hepatitis C
24 October 2018 - This is a further update on the proposal to fund glecaprevir with pibrentasvir (Maviret) for hepatitis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2018
NZ patients with ALK positive non-small-cell lung cancer score a minor win
23 October 2018 - PTAC has recommended that alectinib hydrochloride be funded for the first-line treatment of ALK positive, locally ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2018
Lung cancer survivor wants PHARMAC to fund drugs she received in trial
22 October 2018 - Lung cancer patient Marjolein Baas takes the drug ceritinib, one of six lung cancer treatment drugs the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2018
Northland mum Alethea Nathan with lung cancer pleads for publicly-funded medicine
19 October 2018 - Alethea Nathan has lung cancer, she is relying on her Life Insurance payout to cover the high ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2018
Further hepatitis C drug delay 'cruel'
18 October 2018 - PHARMAC's decision to extend consultation on introducing new hepatitis C drugs is cruel and devastating for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2018
Drug companies need to make costs more reasonable
16 October 2018 - Hundreds of women and their families marched on Parliament today to urge the funding of two ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2018
Breast cancer sufferers march on Parliament calling on PHARMAC to fund two 'game-changer' drugs
16 October 2018 - Women with breast cancer and their supporters marched to Parliament today calling for PHARMAC to fund ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2018
Proposal to award sole supply and change some anti-retroviral brands
16 October 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to make several changes to funding of anti-retroviral therapies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2018
Te Awamutu mother fights for cancer drug dollars as clock winds down
15 October 2018 - Hussey wants funding for Ibrance, and will travel to Wellington to help present a petition. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2018
Cancer patients fight for life-extending drugs: 'everyone deserves a decent chance
15 October 2018 - Krystal Hekau can't afford housing but has been told the drugs to keep her alive will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2018
New diabetes medicine funded by PHARMAC not what the doctors ordered
15 October 2018 - As of October, PHARMAC is funding a new Type 2 diabetes medicine called vildagliptin. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2018
Tauranga cancer sufferer Tracy Barr-Smith's fighting for a longer life
13 October 2018 - Barr-Smith has stage four metastatic breast cancer – advanced breast cancer which has spread to other parts ...