Pharmac

Today is World Pharmacists Day and the International Society of Pharmacovigilance, the Ministry of Health and Pharmac are giving pharmacists kudos for the important role they play in protecting patients from medicines harm and serving their communities

PHARMAC is doing what it can to ensure New Zealanders continue to access the funded medicines they need. 

PHARMAC has today advised healthcare professionals that a combined oral contraceptive, Brevinor-1 28 Day, is in short supply due to manufacturing delays

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 ongoing shortage of oral contraceptive pills is causing frustration for pharmacists, doctors and patients, and the lockdown made the situation worse

Pharmac is proposing to rip up the rulebook on dispensing frequency rules and add 31 medications to the list of pharmaceuticals that can be dispensed as a three-month supply

Pharmac has been forced to delay the upcoming brand switch for the antidepressant fluoxetine and remove its stat dispensing status after its new supplier experienced manufacturing issues

Breast cancer medicine campaigner Louis Malone is “extremely disappointed” by the $10 million per year pharmaceutical funding increase for Pharmac in the Budget

Pharmac’s proposed medicine funding overhaul is a PR stunt offering little action to address funding for medicines New Zealanders need, critics say 

Rationing of the widely used oral contraceptive pill Levlen ED looks set to end on Friday, almost a month earlier than expected