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Brain Tumour Patients to Gain Greater Access to Temozolomide
Monday, 22 November 2010, 1:00 pm | PHARMAC
People with brain tumours are to have greater access to an expensive cancer drug from 1 December.Temozolomide (Temodal) has been funded since 2005 for patients newly diagnosed with the most advanced forms of brain tumour, called glioblastoma multiforme. More >>
New money leads to leap in availability of meds
Friday, 22 October 2010, 5:40 pm | PHARMAC
A $40 million lift in pharmaceutical spending has led to a significant rise in the number of medicines available to New Zealanders, and the number of people receiving them. More >>
PHARMAC launches new tool to help track medicine
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 3:15 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC has launched a new online tool that will give people a look inside PHARMAC’s evaluation of medicine funding applications. More >>
Multi-resistant HIV strains prompt new funding
Monday, 18 October 2010, 10:37 am | PHARMAC
Two newly funded medicines will help the fight against drug-resistant strains of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a multi-product deal that will also help fight infections in hospitals. More >>
PHARMAC increases access to heart treatments
Monday, 20 September 2010, 10:59 am | PHARMAC
Decisions by PHARMAC will see easier access to treatments for people at risk of heart attack or stroke because of raised cholesterol levels. More >>
New website provides tools to manage asthma
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 5:30 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC and the Asthma Foundation have today launched a new website designed to help people better manage children’s asthma. More >>
New lung cancer drug funded in multi-product deal
Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:23 am | PHARMAC
Funding a new drug for people with advanced lung cancer and widening access to two other cancer treatments are features of a new agreement PHARMAC has reached with pharmaceutical company Roche Products (NZ) Ltd. More >>
Funding change for mental health to save
Monday, 30 August 2010, 11:06 am | PHARMAC
Price reductions for antipsychotic medicines will release $24 million of savings over the next five years which PHARMAC can use to fund other medicines, the Government drug funder says. More >>
Osteoporosis treatment gets funding tick
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 10:12 am | PHARMAC
A new funded option for people with the bone disorders osteoporosis and Paget’s disease will be funded in the community from 1 September. More >>
Open Access To Blood-Thinning Drug For Patients
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 2:34 pm | PHARMAC
The heart drug clopidogrel is to have open access from next month, following a major price reduction negotiated by PHARMAC. Clopidogrel thins the blood, so is an important treatment for people who have had, or are at risk of, heart attack and stroke. More >>
Five new members for PHARMAC consumer committee
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 10:01 am | PHARMAC
The PHARMAC Board has appointed five new members to the Government drug funder’s Consumer Advisory Committee. More >>
Enhanced access to diabetes treatments
Monday, 16 August 2010, 9:45 am | PHARMAC
People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are set to benefit from recent decisions by Government drug funder PHARMAC. More >>
PHARMAC confirms funding date for Alzheimer’s treatment
Friday, 13 August 2010, 10:33 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC has confirmed people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia will have funded access to donepezil from 1 November. More >>
PHARMAC approves funding for contraceptive implant
Monday, 26 July 2010, 11:10 am | PHARMAC
Women wanting longer-term contraception will have a new funded option from 1 August, following a decision by Government medicine funder PHARMAC. More >>
PHARMAC to work with hospitals on widened role
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:53 pm | PHARMAC
Consistent national access to medicines for patients and more effective use of DHB funding will be the aims of PHARMAC’s involvement in funding hospital medicines and medical devices, Chief Executive Matthew Brougham says. More >>
Price reduction for cholesterol drug
Friday, 18 June 2010, 10:23 am | PHARMAC
A 90% price reduction is enabling Government drug funder, PHARMAC, to provide open access to the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin. More >>
Further funded relief for pain
Monday, 31 May 2010, 9:32 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC will fund a further pain relief treatment option – tramadol 50mg capsules - from 1 June. More >>
First Alzheimer’s treatment to be funded
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 9:17 am | PHARMAC
People with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia will have access to a funded medicine for the first time, following a decision by PHARMAC. More >>
Prescriptions rising but rate slowing
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 11:19 am | PHARMAC
Prescriptions for government funded medicines increased by almost 4 percent last year to 36.3 million, but the rate of that growth is slowing, drug buying agency PHARMAC says. More >>
Newly-funded antidepressant to meet unmet need
Sunday, 1 November 2009, 5:56 pm | PHARMAC
Newly-funded antidepressant to meet unmet need – PHARMAC An antidepressant that will be funded from 1 November will help meet an unmet need for people with severe depression, says PHARMAC’s medical director Dr Peter Moodie. More >>
