Pulmonary arterial hypertension treatments

Applications to fund PAH treatments may be considered by the Ministry of Health or Pharmac's PAH Panel.

Download the relevant form 

Always download a new form. Criteria may change. Applications on old forms will be rejected. 

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Send applications to fund sildenafil and bosentan to the Ministry of Health through the usual Special Authority application process.

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Panel

The PAH Panel meets every 2 weeks.

Members of the panel

  • Dr Howard Wilson – General Practitioner/Pharmacologist
  • Dr Andrew Aitken – Cardiologist
  • Dr Lutz Beckert – Respiratory Physician
  • Dr Clare O'Donnell – Paediatric Congenital Cardiologist
  • Dr Kenneth Whyte – Respiratory Physician

Contact details for the panel 

Email PAH@pharmac.govt.nz

Fax 04 974 4858

Phone 0800 023 588 option 5

Post PAH Panel Coordinator
Pharmac
P O Box 10-254
Wellington