Contact us Whakapā mai
We're here to answer your questions about the Schedule or funding decisions for medicines.
Our details
Email is usually the fastest way for us to answer your question. We aim to respond to enquiries within 2 working days.
Email: enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz
Phone in New Zealand: 0800 660 050
Emailing about a supply issue? Please include as much information as you can about the product (presentation, brand, pharmacode) and who your wholesaler is.
Medicine safety or registration
Contact Medsafe(external link)
Special Authority applications or claiming subsidies
Contact Sector Operations at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Special Authority applications - Health NZ website(external link)
Media enquiries
- Email: media@pharmac.govt.nz
- Phone: 021 863 342
The media phone and email are monitored 9am–5pm weekdays
Working here
Email: work@pharmac.govt.nz
Latest job listings and how to apply: careers.pharmac.govt.nz(external link)
Official Information Act (OIA) requests
Email: enquiry@pharmac.govt.nz
Privacy Act requests
Email: privacy@pharmac.govt.nz
Guide to making a Privacy Act request to Pharmac
Named Patient Pharmaceutical Assessment (NPPA) applications
Submit applications through the Health Sector Portal(external link)
Pharmac website's secure form submission page(external link)
Complaints
Pharmac has an official complaints process to make sure we hear and act on any complaint we receive.