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2011 / 09 / 16
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PHARMAC documents that matched your search:
Engaging with consumers
(1 page, 174 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Engaging with consumers PHARMAC always seeks to keep in touch with the community’s views on pharmaceutical-related issues and to involve consumers in its work. The Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) is one way PHARMAC ensures it…
Getting clinical advice in PHARMAC's decision making
(2 pages, 199 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Getting clinical advice into our decision making Medical Advice Advice from doctors is an important part of PHARMAC’s decisions on medicines funding. This advice is received in a number of ways, including through expert committees.…
Getting involved in PHARMAC decision making
(1 page, 178 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Getting involved in PHARMAC decision-making Consultation Most New Zealanders are affected by PHARMAC’s decisions, so it’s important that we understand your views when we are making choices. We consult with the public, when appropriate, about…
Improving access and optimal use of medicines
(2 pages, 415 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Improving access and optimal use of medicines Making the best use of medicines The debate about access to medicines is often focused around new medicines. But getting the best out of what’s already in the…
Inside the Pharmaceutical Schedule
(2 pages, 282 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Inside the Pharmaceutical Schedule What is the Pharmaceutical Schedule? The Pharmaceutical Schedule is the list of all the medicines and therapeutic products that PHARMAC subsidises. There are about 1800 subsidised medicines. The Schedule lists medicines…
Introduction to PHARMAC
(2 pages, 248 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Introduction to PHARMAC What is PHARMAC? The Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) is the New Zealand Crown agency that decides, on behalf of District Health Boards, which medicines and related products are subsidised for use in…
Making funding decisions
(2 pages, 185 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Making funding decisions The medicine funding environment None of us can have everything we want; our personal resources only stretch so far. The same is true of healthcare and medicines. There will always be a…
Managing medicine supply
(1 page, 154 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Managing medicine supply Many people depend on regular supply of medicine to maintain their health, so continued availability of funded medicines is of concern to PHARMAC. Medicine supply problems occur throughout the world for a…
PHARMAC's history
(2 pages, 232 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet PHARMAC’s history PHARMAC’s history During the 1980s medicines prices were increasing at a faster rate than other healthcare spending, and were one of the fastest growing items of Government expenditure. Growth of more than 20%…
Purchasing medicines
(2 pages, 167 KB)
2011/09/16
Pharmaceutical Management Agency information sheet Purchasing medicines PHARMAC and medicines purchasing Many countries have a national agency to manage government funding for medicines. In New Zealand, the list of funded (subsidised) medicines and the rules applying to funding, are contained…



