Media centre
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Email: media@pharmac.govt.nz
Phone: 021 863 342
The media phone and email are actively monitored from 9am until 5pm on working days. On weekends and public holidays they are checked regularly.
Media releases
Pharmac's media policy
Pharmac respects the media's role in holding government to account. We have a written policy which covers our standard approach on responding to media enquiries.
- Media Policy January 2025 [PDF 138 KB]
Information and resources
Information about medicines
Application Tracker(external link) – contains all of the funding applications we have received and funded
Community Schedule(external link) – the list of funded medicines in the community
Hospital Schedule(external link) – the list of funded medicines in Health NZ hospitals
Applications on the options for investment list(external link)
Information about our funding processes
Information about the options for investment list and other funding lists
Information about hospital medical devices
The hospital medical devices programme
Getting devices onto the Hospital Medical Devices List
Pharmac explainer articles
Prioritising pills for the people: Getting new medicines on schedule a complex process
Keeping stock: How Pharmac manages the medicine maze
Making tender decisions: How does Pharmac allocate its fixed budget?
How are we doing? Seeking GP feedback on medicines funding
Getting your patients the medicines they need: Pharmac’s Exceptional Circumstances Framework
Pharmac's social media and videos
Facebook(external link) @pharmacnz
LinkedIn(external link) @pharmaceutical-management-agency