During the election, the National Party pledged to fund 13 cancer treatments if elected. But New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa understands at least six have already been, or recommended to be, declined or haven’t even been registered with Pharmac for approval
Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga has confirmed who will be able to get the funded influenza (flu) vaccine from 2 April 2024, with around one million people eligible to get it for free
Practices may rethink whether they can afford to carry on with immunisation monitoring and recalls if parents opt to go to community pharmacies for infant vaccinations, says an RNZCGP submission
An expanding Section 29 medication list and the push for pharmacies to do childhood vaccinations further burden an already strained system, writes nurse practitioner Yvonne Little
Through Pharmac’s consultation process late last year, Breast Cancer Foundation asked for an amendment to the proposed eligibility criteria so that patients who experience severe and life-threatening side effects on palbociclib can switch to ribociclib, or vice versa. Today, Pharmac has refused our recommendation
Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga is funding two new cancer treatments, for advanced breast cancer, and for blood cancer, which will improve health outcomes for hundreds of New Zealanders
An expanding Section 29 medication list and the push for pharmacies to do childhood vaccinations further burden an already strained system, writes nurse practitioner Yvonne Little
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