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1 August 2025 - - The August 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in ...

11 April 2025 - Pharmac will fund a new type of insulin for people with diabetes, branded as Ryzodeg, from ...

27 March 2025 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to fund two brands of oestradiol patches for New ...

12 March 2025 - PHARMAC is funding six more medicines for cancers and one for antibiotic resistant infections. ...

11 March 2025 - PHARMAC has decided to fund a new progestogen only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (Cerazette). ...

10 March 2025 - PHARMAC is seeking public feedback on a proposal to fund a new, additional type of insulin ...

1 February 2025 - The February 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

1 November 2024 - The November 2024 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...

10 October 2024 - PHARMAC will improve access to three cancer medicines from 1 November 2024. ...

18 September 2024 - PHARMAC is consulting on a proposal to fund the medicine lenvatinib mesylate for three types of cancer ...

17 September 2024 - PHARMAC is widening access to seven medicines, benefitting an estimated 5,700 people within the first year ...

9 September 2024 - PHARMAC has decided to widen access to two medicines for several types of cancer. ...

17 January 2024 - 2023 was yet another dismal year for New Zealanders in terms of them being able to ...

15 September 2015 - People with the rare blood condition hereditary angioedema are the first to benefit from the increased competition ...