New Zealand’s cancer patients
may soon have access to
melanoma treatment Keytruda
(pembrolizumab) with the country’s
Pharmaceutical Management
Agency, Pharmac, issuing a
consultation proposal to fund the
product from 01 Sep.
This follows Pharmac’s earlier
decision to fund Keytruda rival
Opdivo from today.
The agency said it “has worked
constructively with supplier,
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) to
reach a favourable commercial
arrangement”.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 01 Jul 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 01 Jul 16
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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