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Antidepressant in short supply as pandemic holds up shipment
Fluoxetine is in short supply after shipment from India held up by Covid-19.
Fluoxetine is in short supply after shipment from India held up by Covid-19.
Jacinda Ardern is being asked to open access to drugs Pharmac won't pay for.
Vaccination is a priority even during lockdown, immunisation expert says.
Shortage of birth control pills - unrelated to Covid-19 - is also affecting New Zealand.
People have been hospitalised overseas after chloroquine overdoses.
Pharmac is warning further disruptions to medicine supplies are inevitable.
"Our health system is not equipped to deal with it," expert warns.
Douglas Pharmaceuticals details its punishing contract.
Pharmac will limit the amount of the government-funded drug patients can get from Monday.
Pharmacist: "They [Pharmac] are playing with people's lives and I'm sick of it."
"If you have ever been at risk take the step to get tested for your own peace of mind."
Protest calling for Pharmac's $1b-a-year budget to be doubled reaches Parliament steps.
Sudep is the leading cause of death in people with uncontrolled seizures.
Pharmac is considering new medicines for type 2 diabetics.
New Zealand has had the worst range of funded diabetes drugs in the developed world.
The Government's drug-buying agency says Ibrance could be in the patients' hands in April.
National calls for inquiry into Pharmac's epilepsy drug Logem, now linked to five deaths.
Pharmac knew that three deaths had been linked to its drug brand didn't tell patients.
The medication switch to generic brand Logem affects about 11,000 people.
Auckland woman credits precious years with her grandchildren to newly funded drug.
It is thought there are fewer than 100 people in the country with the condition.
Pharmac today confirmed the contraceptives would be fully funded from November.
Campaigners are still concerned the agency is working too slowly.
Vials of the MMR vaccine have been flying off the shelves at a rate of 20,000 per month.
Measles is spreading rapidly across Auckland
Every tool must be used to stop the current measles outbreak, pharmacists say.
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have been given hope.
Three new cancer drugs could be on the shelves by November if consultation goes well.
Cancer expert: It's the biggest change in cancer care in at least 15 years, if not ever.
Comment: Daffodil Day is a good time to reflect on some of the key cancer issues.