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Sue Chetwin: Pharmac has got to set up a proper framework for considering equity

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Wed, 1 Jun 2022, 5:26pm
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Sue Chetwin: Pharmac has got to set up a proper framework for considering equity

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 1 Jun 2022, 5:26pm

The final review of Pharmac has found people with rare disorders, Māori and Pacifica are being failed by our drug buying agency.  

While we secure drugs at some of the best prices possible, the review says the current model does not take into account new medicines. 

The Government has accepted the vast majority of the recommendations.  

Sue Chetwin, chair of the Pharmac Review Panel, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. 

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