Prioritising pills for the people: Getting new medicines on schedule a complex process

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Prioritising pills for the people: Getting new medicines on schedule a complex process

David Hughes
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Making a decision to fund a drug

The funding of pharmaceuticals is an issue that often makes its way into news headlines. Pharmac medical director David Hughes explains how the agency’s medicine funding process works

Every so often there’ll be a story in the media about a new medication or treatment that someone wants, and that Pharmac hasn’t funded. In some cas