Funding boost means more medicines for more New Zealanders

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24 Jun 2024

PHARMAC.

Pharmac welcomes the Government’s funding boost which will see about 175,000 more people receiving the medicines they need in the first year.

The Government is allocating Pharmac an additional $604 million over 4 years to fund or widen access to many more medicines, including cancer medicines.

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