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Pharmac Gearing Up For Broader Impact In Health Procurement

Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:20 am | PHARMAC

31 January 2013 Media release Pharmac Gearing Up For Broader Impact In Health Procurement PHARMAC is on track to meet targets set in relation to its expanded role with medical devices and hospital medicines. The Government pharmaceutical funder is now responsible ... More >>

Porirua GP appointed to PTAC

Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 2:52 pm | PHARMAC

PHARMAC is welcoming the appointment of Porirua-based general practitioner Sean Hanna to the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC). More >>

PHARMAC steps up to help meet Government cancer treatment g

Friday, 7 December 2012, 10:23 am | PHARMAC

Recent decisions by PHARMAC will have a positive effect on cancer treatment in New Zealand. More >>

Diabetes meters change reaches next milestone

Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:42 pm | PHARMAC

People with diabetes are being reminded about changes to blood glucose testing meters and testing strips. From 1 December PHARMAC will stop funding meters other than the three meters from the CareSens range. More >>

PHARMAC asking: How do we get the best advice

Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:16 pm | PHARMAC

29 November 2012 Media release PHARMAC asking: How do we get the best advice for our medical devices work? More >>

PHARMAC welcomes new PTAC chair

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 10:21 am | PHARMAC

PHARMAC is welcoming the appointment of Dr Sisira Jayathissa to the chairmanship of PTAC, says Medical Director Dr Peter Moodie. More >>

Funding changes improve access to diabetes management

Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 2:45 pm | PHARMAC

Funding changes to diabetes management products will improve the availability of medicines and devices for patients, provide greater security of supply and provide ongoing improvements in technology. More >>

PHARMAC forming national hospital medicines list

Monday, 6 August 2012, 10:36 am | PHARMAC

National pharmaceuticals funder PHARMAC has begun a significant step towards standardising hospital medicines throughout the country. PHARMAC has released two lists of medicines that it proposes every District Health Board hospital would fund. Once finalised, ... More >>

PHARMAC to fund alternative treatments for asthma, scabies

Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 10:05 am | PHARMAC

PHARMAC is to fund a treatment for pre-schoolers with recurrent wheezing despite using other therapies, and for people with exercise-induced asthma. As part of the agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme, PHARMAC is also funding an alternative treatment ... More >>

PHARMAC funds new targeted lung cancer drug

Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 10:15 am | PHARMAC

Funded treatment options for New Zealand’s most common form of cancer will take a step forward in August when PHARMAC begins funding gefitinib (Iressa), a targeted treatment for lung cancer. More >>

PHARMAC Moves to Protect Babies from Whooping Cough

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 2:11 pm | PHARMAC

PHARMAC will extend funding to a type of antibiotic that can be used to treat and prevent pertussis (whooping cough) in children under one. More >>

3000 submissions received on diabetes test strips and meters

Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:53 am | PHARMAC

March 15, 2012 Media release 3000 submissions received on diabetes test strips and meters consultation PHARMAC’s consultation on the proposal to change to a sole supplier of blood glucose testing strips and meters has ended with over 3000 submissions ... More >>

End to postcode prescribing for insulin pumps on the horizon

Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:04 pm | PHARMAC

With less than a week remaining, PHARMAC is keen to hear the public’s views on its proposal to fund insulin pumps. PHARMAC is proposing to fully fund insulin pumps and consumables supplied by New Zealand Medical and Scientific from 1 June 2012. More >>

Two New Targeted Cancer Drugs Funded In Agreement

Friday, 2 March 2012, 12:34 pm | PHARMAC

From 1 April 2012 PHARMAC will begin funding lapatinib (Tykerb) and pazopanib (Votrient). These two new orally administered treatments are designed to specifically target cancer cells. Lapatinib is used in patients with advanced, HER2 positive breast cancer, ... More >>

Investment in medicines highest in PHARMAC history

Thursday, 15 December 2011, 1:06 pm | PHARMAC

A surge in the medicines budget over the past three years, combined with PHARMAC’s savings programmes, has seen PHARMAC investing heavily in new medicines. More >>

One Heart Many Lives Supporting Health And Competition At Ir

Friday, 2 December 2011, 11:47 am | PHARMAC

The IronMāori event in Napier on 3 December is serious competition but brings a serious health message too, says PHARMAC’s Māori health manager Marama Parore. Māori continue to die up to 14 years sooner than other New Zealanders, and have ... More >>

Papers reveal PHARMAC’s cautious approach with new drug

Monday, 31 October 2011, 3:35 pm | PHARMAC

Papers released by PHARMAC today outline the careful consideration given before funding was approved for the new-generation anticoagulant drug dabigatran (Pradaxa). Dabigatran, which belongs to a new class of drugs called direct thrombin inhibitors, was funded ... More >>