Associate health minister David Seymour, the minister responsible for Pharmac, has told the drug-buying agency he no longer expects it to consider how it can contribute to embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi across the health sector
Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga is looking to increase access to five medicines for a number of cancers, including kidney and lung cancers, and other health conditions
Years of advocacy from Bowel Cancer New Zealand (NZ) and other groups calling for new bowel cancer drugs has led to a funding announcement from Pharmac for two new medicines, cetuximab (Erbitux) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
It’s a historic day for New Zealanders with the most aggressive form of breast cancer, as Pharmac announces a consultation that would see pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda) funded for people with advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) from 1 October
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon contemplated “working outside the Pharmac system” to implement the National Party’s election promise to fund 13 cancer treatments that were available in Australia, but not New Zealand
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon contemplated “working outside the Pharmac system” to implement the National Party’s election promise to fund 13 cancer treatments that were available in Australia, but not New Zealand
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management