Oestradiol patches decision

Proactive release

We're proactively releasing information around Pharmac's decision to fund Estradiol TDP Mylan patches.

The download includes: 

  • Timeline of decision making on tender supply agreement for oestradiol patches
  • Summary of Tender Decision for Oestradiol Patches
  • 29 November 2024 letter from Hon David Seymour (Associate Minister of Health) to Hon Paula Bennett (Chair of the Pharmac Board)
  • 29 November 2024 letter from Hon Paula Bennett (Chair of the Pharmac Board) to Hon David Seymour (Associate Minister of Health)
  • Memo: Tender for principal supply status in the community and Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora hospitals for oestradiol.

Some information has been removed in line with the Official Information Act. We did this to:

  • protect the commercial position of the people who supplied Pharmac information (section 9(2)(b)(ii))
  • ensure Pharmac can continue to receive confidential information from pharmaceutical suppliers (section 9(2)(ba)(i))
  • ensure Pharmac can continue to negotiate effectively on behalf of New Zealanders for pharmaceuticals (section 9(2)(j)).