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DHBs welcome proposal to change dispensing
(1 page, 7 KB)
2003/03/31
A proposal to change the way some medicines are dispensed by pharmacies is being welcomed by all District Health Boards. Auckland DHB Chief Executive Graeme Edmond, speaking on behalf of all DHBs, says the proposal, developed by PHARMAC, has benefits for patients, DHBs, pharmacists and the wider health sector. The proposal will free up around $35 million funding for DHBs to fund additional services in priority areas while improving convenience for patients, says Graeme Edmond.
More convenience for people in dispensing changes
(2 pages, 36 KB)
2003/03/31
People will have to make fewer trips to the pharmacy to collect their medicine under proposed changes to the way prescriptions are dispensed The public is being asked for its views on the proposal, which would make it more convenient for people to get their medicine from their pharmacy by enabling most three month prescriptions to be dispensed at the first visit, rather than in monthly lots as happens at present.
Proposed changes to monthly dispensing
(3 pages, 42 KB)
2003/03/31
Extending the use of Section F (pharmaceuticals exempt from monthly dispensing) of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, to allow around 70% of dispensings subsidised by the Government to be dispensed in a single dispensing.
Consultation on proposed changes to monthly dispensing
(3 pages, 42 KB)
2003/03/28
Extending the use of Section F (pharmaceuticals exempt from monthly dispensing) of the Pharmaceutical Schedule, to allow around 70% of disp ensings subsidised by the Government…
Consultation on Special Authority criteria for very high dose inhaled corticosteroids
(3 pages, 73 KB)
2003/03/28
PHARMAC is seeking feedback on proposed Special Authority criteria for very high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS’s) on the Pharmaceutical Schedule. This proposal has arisen from a number of clinicians raising concerns with PHARMAC regarding the safety and benefit of very high dose ICS’s.
Proposed additions to Sections A & F of the Pharmaceutical Schedule
(20 pages, 65 KB)
2003/03/28
This document includes the full Sections A and F of the Pharmaceutical Schedule with proposed additions noted in Bold and Underlined.
Proposed pharmaceuticals that would be included on the stat dispensing list
(9 pages, 27 KB)
2003/03/28
Proposed list of pharmaceuticals that would be included on the stat dispensing list. Note: All presentations listed on the Pharmaceutical Schedule for each of these pharmaceuticals would be required to be dispensed stat.
Amendments to the Draft Quality use of Medicines Strategy and call for nominations for the National QUM Assessment Committee
(3 pages, 948 KB)
2003/03/27
Quality Use of Medicines Strategy 2003
(15 pages, 67 KB)
2003/03/27
In the latter half of 2001, the Hospital Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee (HPAC) – an advisory group comprised of representatives of the District Health Boards (DHBs) that was established to advi e PHARMAC on the establishment and implementation of the National s Hospital Pharmaceutical Strategy – recommended inclusion of Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) initiatives which are designed to improve medicine related health outcomes by consumers.
Pharmaceutical Schedule - effective 1 April 2003
(227 pages, 2455 KB)
2003/03/26
A comprehensive list of PHARMAC subsidised medicines.
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