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Free Meningococcal B Vaccine For People Most At Risk
Friday, 18 June 2021, 11:43 am | PHARMAC
Around 1,500 people who are at higher risk of contracting meningococcal disease will soon be able to get the meningococcal B vaccine for free. Meningococcal disease can lead to serious illnesses including meningitis (inflammation of your brain membranes) ... More >>
PHARMAC To Work With Others To Improve Communication
Friday, 21 May 2021, 5:06 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC accepts the coroner’s comments that not all information about the brand change reached patients. “We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Ricky Blackler, Reuben Brown, Krystle Loye, Andre Maddock, William Oliver, ... More >>
Cystic Fibrosis Medicine Applications To Be Considered By PHARMAC And Medsafe In Parallel
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 2:32 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC met this week with Vertex, a supplier of cystic fibrosis medicines, and with Medsafe, the safety and quality regulator for medicines. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss Vertex’s modulator therapy and the process for this type ... More >>
PHARMAC Widens Access To Funded Treatments For Multiple Sclerosis
Friday, 12 February 2021, 10:00 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC announced today that it will be widening access to all funded multiple sclerosis treatments from 1 March. 1800 people with multiple sclerosis will be able to stay on their treatment for longer, and some who had stopped funded treatment may now ... More >>
Teen Thriving On PHARMAC Funded Medicine
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 10:42 am | PHARMAC
14-year-old Bruno Cettina is living his best life thanks to a medicine funded by PHARMAC. According to his proud mum, he is a keen sportsman, a musician, an above average student at school and is tackling life with vigour. Bruno is also one of ... More >>
PHARMAC To Fund New Diabetes Medicines With Amended Special Authority Criteria
Monday, 21 December 2020, 12:10 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC has approved funding for two new medicines with substantial health benefits for around 53,000 New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. Read this media release in Te Reo Māori People with high-risk type 2 diabetes, who meet the funding criteria, ... More >>
Dr Crawshaw takes over as PHARMAC’s medical director
Friday, 27 November 2020, 9:59 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is pleased to announce that Dr Shirley Crawshaw, seven months after she was appointed, has arrived in New Zealand and commenced her role in the senior leadership team of PHARMAC as the medical director. More >>
PHARMAC Media Release On A New Funding Decision
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 9:12 am | PHARMAC
From 1 December 2020 a new medicine will be funded by PHARMAC which will help some people with severe haemophilia A. Emicizumab (branded as Hemlibra and supplied by Roche) is a new cutting-edge preventative treatment for people with severe haemophilia ... More >>
Decision Delay For Two New Diabetes Treatments
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 9:14 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is taking more time to consider all the feedback it has received on a proposal to fund empagliflozin (with or without metformin) and dulaglutide for New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. In its proposal to fund these medicines PHARMAC advised that ... More >>
PHARMAC Funding Resources To Focus On Medicines Access Equity
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 12:31 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is pleased to announce the launch of He Ako Hiringa, a clinical education provider with the mandate to support primary care clinicians address medicines access equity. PHARMAC has funded education and resources to support health professionals ... More >>
Inaugural Chief Advisor, Māori appointed to PHARMAC
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 9:06 am | PHARMAC
A dedicated senior Māori leadership role has been created in PHARMAC demonstrating the strong commitment PHARMAC has to ensuring equitable health outcomes for Māori. More >>
PHARMAC Confirms Their New Way Of Contracting For Medicines
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 12:03 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is standardising the way medicines are contracted, providing better support to healthcare professionals when they are prescribing medicines for their patients. “I am pleased to confirm that the Principal Supply Status approach will be implemented ... More >>
PHARMAC Acknowledges The Work Of Pharmacists
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 10:08 am | PHARMAC
As millions of pharmacists celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Pharmacists Day tomorrow, PHARMAC’s Chief Executive Sarah Fitt acknowledges the extraordinary work done by New Zealand pharmacists and pharmacy staff this year. “It feels appropriate ... More >>
PHARMAC Seeking Views On Widened Access To Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Medicines
Friday, 11 September 2020, 9:08 am | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is looking at widening access to three funded treatments – adalimumab, etanercept and tocilizumab – to enable more young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis to benefit from these medicines. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is ... More >>
PHARMAC Seeking Views On New Type 2 Diabetes Medicines
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 12:07 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC is looking at funding two new oral medicines with substantial health benefits for the 50,000 New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. The medicines are empagliflozin (brand name Jardiance), empagliflozin with metformin (brand name Jardiamet), and ... More >>
Oral Contraceptive In Short Supply
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 1:17 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC has today advised healthcare professionals that a combined oral contraceptive, Brevinor-1 28 Day, is in short supply due to manufacturing delays. Brevinor-1 28 Day (ethinyloestradiol 35 mcg with norethisterone 1 mg) is a funded combined oral ... More >>
PHARMAC Considering A New Way Of Contracting For Medicines
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 12:22 pm | PHARMAC
Consultation has gone out today to health professionals and is available on PHARMAC’s website for anyone wanting to have their say about our annual tender process and a proposal to modify our contracting arrangements. Every year PHARMAC invites tenders ... More >>
Paracetamol 500mg Tablets In Short Supply At Pharmacies
Friday, 17 July 2020, 5:05 pm | PHARMAC
PHARMAC has today updated healthcare professionals that paracetamol 500mg tablets for dispensing in pharmacies are in short supply due to global supply issues caused by COVID-19, and work is underway to secure more stock. “COVID-19 is impacting ... More >>
PHARMAC To Remove Medicine Dispensing Restrictions
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 9:39 am | PHARMAC
Most funded medicines will return to all at once dispensing because PHARMAC is removing most of the temporary dispensing restrictions put in place to manage supply during COVID-19. The change will be effective from midnight Friday 31 July 2020. “This ... More >>
Independent Review Of Lamotrigine Sole Supply Decision By PHARMAC
Friday, 5 June 2020, 10:11 am | PHARMAC
An independent review on the lamotrigine sole-supply decision has found that PHARMAC’s processes were evidence based and robust, and of a high standard. The review was published on the PHARMAC website today and shared with people who had been engaging ... More >>
