Diabetics could be at risk with new 12-month prescriptions
Twelve-month prescriptions could put diabetics and other patients with long-term conditions at serious risk, warn GPs and specialists.
Twelve-month prescriptions could put diabetics and other patients with long-term conditions at serious risk, warn GPs and specialists.
These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon David Seymour.
These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon David Seymour.
A surprise Budget announcement about prescriptions has left one pharmacist perplexed.
New Zealanders will soon be able to receive 12-month prescriptions for their medicines, delivering savings to patients on long-term medications, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour say.
Kiwis will soon be able to get 12-month prescriptions for medicines, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour revealed as part of today’s Budget.
These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon David Seymour.
Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour, and Health Minister Simeon Brown welcome Pharmac’s decision to fund or widen access to three treatments, including for skin cancer, from 1 June 2025.
Treatment of PPMS with OCR is more cost effective from a societal than a healthcare perspective, therefore prioritisation of public funding of novel pharmaceuticals for MS and other resource intensive chronic health conditions will depend critically upon the study perspective.
The government’s 2024 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Regulatory Sector Review included a recommendation to repeal the Health (Immunisation) Regulations 1995. The Ministry of Health provided advice on the proposed repeal through the Regulatory Impact Statement below. The Health Regulations required ECEs and primary schools to maintain registers of enrolled children’s immunisation status. These registers are no longer needed as the Aotearoa Immunisation Register has replaced their function.
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