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.
PHARMAC had been considering an application by a private citizen in 2016 to fund the items, following reports some women were resorting to rags and old clothing as an alternative.
But its director of operations, Sarah Fitt, says the application has now been turned down because the products don't treat a particular medical need.
