Pharmac

The Government retains confidence in PHARMAC despite criticism of its decision not to fund a potentially life-saving cancer drug. Audio

The medical director of the Cancer Society, and cancer specialist Dr Chris Jackson, is most unhappy about Pharmac's decision. Audio

Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on a promising new melanoma drug. Audio

Cancer experts are bitterly disputing a Pharmac claim that New Zealanders' access to cancer drugs compares well with Australia. Audio

Pharmac is facing a major hike in the price it pays for a drug used to treat a common food-borne illness that can be serious for people with compromised immune systems. Audio

The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, says he's open to reviewing the way DHBs are funded, but at the same time is reassuring voters there won't be any wholesale changes. Audio

John Forman is the founder and executive director of the Organisation for Rare Disorders, a not-for-profit group set up to help rare disease families through the health and disability system and to… Audio

Critics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement say the latest leaked document to come out of the negotiations shows Pharmac could lose its drug buying muscle. Audio

The drug-buying agency Pharmac says district health boards will save more than 100 million dollars over the next five years because of its work. Audio

The drug-buying agency Pharmac says competition from new versions of highly expensive drugs will help it make savings in the coming years. Audio

The drug-buying agency Pharmac is making what it calls significant changes to the way it makes its often hotly-debated funding decisions. Audio

The country's drug buying agency Pharmac recently announced a major deal with the drug company Novartis for nine new treatments and six new medications, which will benefit around 300,000 people. It… Audio

The drug-buying agency, Pharmac, will review its funding for the whooping cough vaccination, but won't say when. Three babies have died since the latest outbreak of the disease began in August 2011… Audio

An outgoing leader at Pharmac says funding of the breast cancer drug Herceptin was the toughest decision he was involved in. Audio

Pharmac has decided to fund a new treatment for those with aggressive breast cancer, as an alternative to Herceptin. Audio

The Government's decision to side step Pharmac and fund the breast cancer drug Herceptin is being criticised. Audio

The drug-buying agency Pharmac has once again said no to funding the 12 month course of the breast cancer drug, Herceptin. Audio