US EditionAssociate Health Minister David Seymour Warns Pharmac to Modernise or Risk Falling Behind
NEW ZEALAND, JUL 21 – Industry leaders warn that without regulatory reforms, medicine costs will keep rising and local production could create jobs while improving supply consistency, officials said.
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Pharmaceutical firms call for policy reforms to boost access to cheaper medicines
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers have called on the government to ease regulatory restrictions and create a more conducive environment for local drug production, citing the urgent need to improve access to affordable medicines across the country. The industry players urged the Ministry of Health to partner more actively with manufacturers to address medicine affordability and supply […]
Innovation and optimisation to improve medicines access
Associate Health Minister David Seymour has today announced more clear expectations for Pharmac to innovate and optimise to further build on expectations set last year; to deliver the medicines and medical technology that Kiwis need. “Increasing medicines access is one of my greatest priorities. For many New Zealanders, funding for pharmaceuticals is life or death, or the difference between a life of pain and suffering or living freely,” Mr Sey…
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