This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. PHARMAC is standardising the way medicines are contracted, providing better support to healthcare professionals when they are prescribing medicines for their patients. Subscribe to Drugs.com newsletters for the latest medication news, alerts, new drug approvals and more. Date of Approval: July 24, 2020Treatment for: Head Lice. Device Advice: Your update on PHARMAC’s Hospital Medical Devices programme. The society says all chemotherapy will go ahead, while some other treatments may change… Audio. Make a funding application online. Before the e-portal goes ‘live’, PHARMAC is providing suppliers with the opportunity to trial and practice with the e-portal and register their company in the system, if they have not already done so, before the release of the 2020/21 Invitation to Tender. Company: Innocoll Holdings Limited Audio, Minister of Health Chris Hipkins has announced a financial boost for public health services, setting aside more than $300 million. Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances. Date of Approval: September 3, 2020Treatment for: Positron Emission Tomography Imaging. Pharmaceutical companies may deal in generic or brand medications and medical devices. Date of Approval: August 7, 2020Treatment for: Pain. Answers to questions will be provided through the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS). The country's nurses are calling for a wellbeing package that includes keeping their families safer from Covid-19. Specialty pharmacies are uniquely positioned to thrive in the era of value-based health care. Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) is a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The pharmacists are solely responsible for the professional activities carried out during the practice of pharmacy. The easiest way to lookup drug information, identify pills, check interactions and set up your own personal medication records. Data sources include IBM Watson Micromedex (updated 1 Oct 2020), Cerner Multum™ (updated 1 Oct 2020), Wolters Kluwer™ (updated 30 Sep 2020) and others. Date of Approval: August 28, 2020Treatment for: Postsurgical Pain Relief Following Open Inguinal Hernia. But with a particularly vulnerable community it's really important not to drop your compassion and I think that was an example of just thoughtlessness.". Alkindi Sprinkle (hydrocortisone granules in capsules for opening) is an immediate-release pediatric formulation of the approved glucocorticoid hydrocortisone for the treatment of adrenocortical insufficiency in infants, children and adolescents. Subscribe to Drugs.com newsletters for the latest medication news, alerts, new drug approvals and more. A diabetes group is angry at Pharmac's proposal to limit new medicines to high risk people with type two diabetes. About 200 of the 2000 drugs publicly funded by Pharmac are subject to what is called Special Authority criteria, meaning patients require tests or consultations to get access to them. The pharmacy services presented in this section are offered by pharmacist owners who are affiliated with Guardian and I.D.A. We are pleased to announce the approval of the non-exclusive listing agreement with Olympus New Zealand Limited for the supply of obstetrics and gynaecology, and endomechanical and electrosurgical medical devices. which means that this site might not display properly on your device. Date of Approval: July 31, 2020Treatment for: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Thousands of people are backing a petition to improve the lives of hundreds of New Zealanders with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. They also worry that if the health system becomes overloaded and ethical decisions have to be made about rationing ventilators then those with advanced cancer may not get access to them. Some New Zealand cancer patients are going without potentially life-saving treatment because of rising Covid-19 cases in Melbourne. Includes newly approved drugs and new indications for drugs already approved. Evrysdi (risdiplam) is a survival of motor neuron 2 (SMN2) splicing modifier Date of Approval: August 7, 2020Treatment for: Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Expert panelists review the causes, diagnostic work-up, management, and emerging therapies inherent in the evolving paradigm of irritable bowel syndrome. Under the $95 million deal, Bartell Drugs’ stores will join 69 existing Rite Aid locations in the Seattle area and will continue to operate under the Bartell Drugs name. The funding would be restricted and "special authority" criteria means the drugs would only be given to patients at high risk of heart and kidney complications. Company: NS Pharma, Inc. "It is, in effect, a de facto system being run because Pharmac is inadequately funded. Track medicines going through PHARMAC's funding process. More on PHARMAC. Get news by email or subscribe to our news feeds. Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate) is a fixed dose triple-combination of the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide, the long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) glycopyrrolate, and the long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) formoterol fumarate, delivered in a pressurized metered-dose inhaler for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).