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Canada’s Drug Agency announces recipients of funding to enhance rare disease registries
21 October 2024 - Canada’s Drug Agency is pleased to announce the successful applicants from our 2024 Request for Proposals (RFP) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2024
Updated information about PHARMAC's priority lists
8 October 2024 - PHARMAC’s quarterly Pūahoaho Report provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2024
Significant step forward proposed for bowel cancer
5 August 2024 - PHARMAC is looking to fund a medicine for bowel cancer that would help people live longer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2024
PHARMAC proposes to widen access to urinary tract infections treatment and fund a new epilepsy treatment
18 July 2024 - PHARMAC is consulting on improving access to treatment for urinary tract infections, as well as providing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2024
PHARMAC ‘on notice’ as cancer patient advocates welcome ‘incredible’ medicines spend
25 June 2024 - Advocates of cancer patients say PHARMAC is now “on notice” to deliver the 26 Government-funded cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2024
Funding boost means more medicines for more New Zealanders
24 June 2024 - PHARMAC welcomes the Government’s funding boost which will see about 175,000 more people receiving the medicines they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2024
Too much politics clouding cancer drugs process, decision - PHARMAC minister
20 June 2024 - There is a danger cancer patients are being overlooked in the political points-scoring that has arisen ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2024
National cancer drug promise: PHARMAC Minister won’t guarantee those 13 drugs will be funded
19 June 2024 - The minister responsible for New Zealand’s drugbuying agency PHARMAC is at odds with the Minister of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2024
Government ignored funding process with cancer drug promise - former PHARMAC chair
11 June 2024 - The National Party has stepped outside of the drug procurement process when they promised to fund ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2024
New cancer drug funding to be announced this year, Christopher Luxon
4 June 2024 - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government is aiming to make an announcement on funding cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2024
Budget 2024 health: no funding for promised cancer drugs disappoints breast cancer patient - extension to screening welcomed
30 May 2024 - A cancer patient is disappointed with a lack of funding for new medicines in Budget 2024, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2024
$43.9 million to boost fight against HIV infection
21 May 2024 - The Albanese Government is investing $43.9 million to put Australia on track to eliminate transmission of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2024
Budget 2024–25: cheaper medicines, new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and more free mental health services in a stronger Medicare
14 May 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2024
PHARMAC funding will not stretch to new medicines - chief executive
29 April 2024 - A multi-million dollar budget boost for PHARMAC will only keep the lights on, doctors and patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2024
Government boosts PHARMAC funding by $1.7 billion as inaugural medicines summit begins
29 April 2024 - The Government will boost PHARMAC’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years, ...