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      Order condoms and nicotine replacement | About supply management

  • Ngā pūrere hauora a te hōhipere Hospital medical devices

    Hospital medical devices

    PHARMAC contracts with device suppliers to ensure our hospitals can buy medical devices at fairer prices.

    • What is a hospital medical device?

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      Download the latest hospital medical devices schedule

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      Medical devices we have contracted and the ones we're working on

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    Te Tiriti o Waitangi

    • Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy

      Pharmac's Te Tiriti o Waitangi Policy came into effect in November 2022.

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      Advice we seek to make decisions

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Pharmac's role in New Zealand's COVID-19 response

From sourcing COVID-19 treatments to keeping the supply of medicines flowing, Pharmac's playing a vital role in Aotearoa's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Pharmac's role in the response to COVID-19

    Summary of Pharmac's work in the response to COVID-19.

  • New Zealand’s COVID-19 treatments portfolio

    What medicines are available in Aotearoa New Zealand to treat COVID-19.

  • Access criteria for COVID-19 medicines

    The requirements for people to access funded COVID-19 medicines.

  • COVID-19 vaccines

    Read about the Vaccine Strategy and our role

  • Changes to funding criteria for long-acting muscarinic agonists

    Spirometry not needed for COPD diagnosis..

  • COVID-19: Supply chain update

    The impact of COVID-19 cases is being felt within the supply chain.

  • Dispensing frequency

    Which medicines have dispensing limits

  • Ivermectin

    Ivermectin is not recommended to treat or prevent COVID-19.

  • Hydroxychloroquine

    We've limited access to proven indications.

  • OIAs about our Covid-19 response

    What we were asked and how we answered.

  • Hospital medical devices and Pharmac

    An update from the team

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