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Updated information about Pharmac’s priority lists (September 2025)
21 October 2025 - Pharmac’s Pūahoaho Report provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that we’ve ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2025
PHARMAC proposes greater transparency for medicine funding decisions
20 October 2025 - PHARMAC is proposing changes to bring greater transparency and clarity to how medicine funding applications are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2025
PHARMAC cuts red tape to improve access to medicines for thousands of New Zealanders
16 October 2025 - PHARMAC is removing unnecessary renewal requirements for selected Special Authority medicines and products, making it easier ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2025
PHARMAC proposes changes to make it easier to access HIV medicines
1 October 2025 - New Zealanders living with, or at risk of, HIV could soon benefit from proposed changes to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 October 2025
1 October 2025 - The October 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2025
PHARMAC proposes funding five medicines and more convenient treatment options to ease pressure on health services
24 September 2025 - New Zealanders living with multiple sclerosis, breast cancer, eye conditions, and lung cancer could benefit from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2025
PHARMAC proposes funding a new brand of ADHD medicine
17 September 2025 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to fund a new brand of methylphenidate to help ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2025
PHARMAC confirms continued access to Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine
1 September 2025 - PHARMAC has secured a new supply agreement with Pfizer to continue funding the Comirnaty brand of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 September 2025
1 September 2025 - The September 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2025
PHARMAC to update access and supply of COVID-19 treatments
11 August 2025 - Pharmac will simplify the criteria for people accessing COVID-19 anti-viral medicines and will align the funding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2025
PHARMAC expands access to meningococcal B vaccine for children under 5
31 July 2025 - PHARMAC is extending access to the meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero), with up to 77,000 more children ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 August 2025
1 August 2025 - - The August 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2025
Release of provisional recommendations for expert advisory committees
1 July 2025 - We’re improving our processes, so that people can understand the outcome of expert advice to PHARMAC earlier. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 July 2025
1 July 2025 - The July 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2025
PHARMAC funding U turn for patients
16 June 2025 - Associate Health Minister David Seymour says the oestradiol patch funding decision is an example of PHARMAC’s ...