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keytruda

Keytruda decision hasn’t addressed drug-funding problems – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 August 201619 August 2016

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world but lags in funding novel drugs that […]

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Pharmac confirms funding for melanoma drug – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 03 August 201611 April 2018

Drug-buying agency Pharmac officially announced funding for the melanoma treatment Keytruda on Tuesday. It followed a provisional decision in June […]

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PHARMAC needs funding boost – Dr Francis Hunter

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 07 March 201607 March 2016

Writing on Stuff.co.nz* the University of Auckland’s Dr Francis Hunter outlines the situation PHARMAC and the Government face over the […]

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Push for Keytruda funding – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 March 201603 May 2017

Public pressure is growing for the Government to fund the melanoma drug Keytruda, listed as ‘low priority’ by drug funding […]

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PHARMAC not to fund melanoma drug – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 03 December 201503 December 2015

PHARMAC’s decision not to fund melanoma treatment pembrolizumab – marketed as Keytruda – has been widely covered in the media. Public […]

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