Our year in numbers
3.81 million
New Zealanders who received funded treatments
118,747
Estimated number of people benefitting from new treatments funded
$1.085 billion
Budget spent on medicines, related products, and vaccines (Combined Pharmaceutical Budget)
$66.7 million
Money freed up from negotiations to reinvest in medicines, medical devices, and related products
6
Number of new medicines funded
16
Number of medicines with widened access
38
Number of expert clinical advice meetings
14,000
Hospital medical devices added to the Pharmaceutical Schedule under national contracts
154,000
Hospital medical devices in the Pharmaceutical Schedule under national contracts
$99 million
Value of additional hospital medical devices secured under contract
$500 million
Total value of hospital medical devices under Pharmac contracts
These statistics are from the 2021/22 financial year (1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022) not the calendar year.