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PHARMAC - Latest News [Page 27]
Wider access to Hepatitis B drug
Monday, 23 May 2005, 10:41 am | PHARMAC
More people will be able to have the hepatitis B drug lamivudine under government subsidy following a decision by PHARMAC. More >>
Popular heart drug deal saves $15M
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 9:47 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC has secured supply of a popular blood pressure drug and in the process will save $15 million over the next three years. More >>
New Zealand high on funded drugs list
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 2:34 pm | PHARMAC
Fewer New Zealanders are likely to pay for their medicines than people living in most other countries, research recently published in Canada shows. More >>
International interest in PHARMAC model on rise
Monday, 16 May 2005, 12:02 am | PHARMAC
More countries are looking at the New Zealand way of drug funding as they face blowouts in their own pharmaceutical bills. More >>
New supply arrangements for haemophilia care
Thursday, 12 May 2005, 2:43 pm | PHARMAC
Government drug purchasing agency PHARMAC has developed a programme for purchasing haemophilia treatment products which should enable continuous supply whilst making significant cost efficiencies. More >>
Contracts would secure haemophilia treatment
Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 3:15 pm | PHARMAC
Government drug funding agency PHARMAC is consulting on national agreements to secure the supply of Recombinant Factor VIII for the next three years. More >>
Reti paper confirms alcohol content a red herring
Friday, 6 May 2005, 10:49 am | PHARMAC
A paper published in the NZ Medical Journal today shows that earlier concerns raised about the alcohol content of Salamol asthma inhalers are unfounded, PHARMAC Medical Director Dr Peter Moodie says. More >>
More flu vaccine arrives
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 10:57 am | PHARMAC
A further 360,000 doses of full strength influenza vaccine arrived into New Zealand today. More >>
Subsidised flu vaccine distribution on track
Wednesday, 27 April 2005, 1:28 pm | PHARMAC
People have been getting subsidised influenza vaccines from Tuesday 26 April as the Ministry of Health and PHARMAC stated on Friday. More >>
Subsidised flu vaccine available from Tuesday
Friday, 22 April 2005, 5:00 pm | PHARMAC
People will be able to start getting subsidised influenza vaccines from Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and PHARMAC confirmed today. More >>
PHARMAC examining issues raised around inhalers
Friday, 15 April 2005, 2:00 pm | PHARMAC
Government drug funder PHARMAC says it is taking seriously complaints that have been received about the Salamol brand of salbutamol asthma inhalers. More >>
Review of PHARMAC OPPs underway
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 2:09 pm | PHARMAC
Government drug-funder PHARMAC has begun consultation over proposed changes to its Operating Policies and Procedures. More >>
NZers have access to wide range of new medicines
Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 12:14 am | PHARMAC
New Zealanders continue to have access to a wide and expanding range of medicines and the list will continue to grow, PHARMAC Chief Executive Wayne McNee says. More >>
Vaccine will be available -- PHARMAC
Friday, 1 April 2005, 3:53 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is assuring New Zealanders that supplies of influenza vaccines will be available this winter, as had been earlier stated. More >>
GSK also assists with fully effective flu doses
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 4:52 pm | PHARMAC
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to supply 8,000 doses of a fully effective influenza vaccine to New Zealanders. More >>
PHARMAC to review options for flu vaccine
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 9:36 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC will undertake a full review of the way it has purchased the subsidised influenza vaccine, Chief Executive Wayne McNee says. More >>
CSL adds 100,000 effective flu doses to NZ
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 8:22 am | PHARMAC
Australian pharmaceutical company Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) has agreed to supply 100,000 doses of a fully-effective influenza vaccine to New Zealanders. More >>
Insulin needles available on prescription to rise
Monday, 28 February 2005, 11:27 am | PHARMAC
People with diabetes will notice a change for the better when they pick up their subsidised needles and syringes after 1 March 2005. More >>
New treatment to let patients breathe easier
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 5:23 pm | PHARMAC
People with a severe form of respiratory disease will have a new fully subsidised treatment from 1 February 2005. More >>
Breast cancer therapy takes a step forward
Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 11:03 am | PHARMAC
Treatment of New Zealand women with breast cancer is set to take a forward step following PHARMAC’s decision to widen access to one of the aromatase inhibitor drugs. More >>
