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Funding for insomnia drug praised by parents, as PHARMAC gets $60m boost
7 May 2017 - The family of an autistic five-year-old who used to sleep just three hours a night is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2017
Medicines in New Zealand are overlooked and underfunded
4 May 2017 - Medicines New Zealand today released their latest Annual Report, The New Zealand Medicines Landscape 2016. It ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2017
Metoprolol shortage ends but pharmacists remain concerned
4 May 2017 - Pharmacists are relieved the long-running shortage of heart medication metoprolol succinate is over, but are concerned ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2017
'Stop stripping PHARMAC of its money' - Campaigner's message to Government
2 May 2017 - PHARMAC is not likely to fund medication for rare diseases anytime soon. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2017
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 May 2017 update
1 May 2017 - The May 2017 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2017
Decision to list 5-aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride (Gliolan) on the Hospital Medicines List
28 April 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce that the approval of an agreement with Specialised Therapeutics Limited for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2017
Lung cancer patients call for funded Keytruda
25 April 2017 - Patients with lung cancer say they urgently need better-funded treatments for the disease, including Keytruda. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2017
New melanoma drug gets Medsafe registration for lung cancer
21 April 2017 - A new drug which was recently funded for melanoma treatment is now registered for lung cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2017
Proposal for various medicines in the neurology, immunology and nephrology therapeutic areas
21 April 2017 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal relating to certain medicines in the neurology, immunology and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2017
Cancer patients want New Zealand funded treatment
20 April 2017 - Patients with a little-known cancer want a new treatment funded in this country, so they don't have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2017
PHARMAC reject request to fund women's hygiene products
19 April 2017 - The government's drug-buying agency has rejected a request to fund women's hygiene products. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2017
Woman's brain tumour shrunk by Keytruda
9 April 2017 - Not long ago Pamela Jones would have been told to get her affairs in order and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2017
A look at whether your insurer will pay for what the Government won't if you get cancer
10 April 2017 - The C word – cancer – none of us want to hear it when we visit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2017
PHARMAC strategy provides opportunity for improving Pacific health
6 April 2017 - A new strategy for Pacific health provides an exciting opportunity to improve the health of Pacific ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2017
Listing on the Pharmaceutical Schedule of a range of orthopaedic implants and associated products with LMT Surgical Pty Ltd
5 April 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of a listing agreement for the supply of orthopaedic ...