News | Health & Safety
1 Jun 2025 20:25
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Health & Safety

    New cancer drugs could be funded for New Zealanders

    New cancer drugs could be funded for New Zealanders


    Pharmac's consulting on a proposal to fund four new medications for lung cancer, breast cancer, RSV for children and a inhaler for lung disease.

    Director of Pharmaceuticals Geraldine MacGibbon says the medications would be funded from January 1st next year.

    She says the impact of the medications would be significant.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Health & Safety News
     01 Jun: It's a long-awaited day for many advanced melanoma patients in New Zealand
     30 May: Community corrections staff are bargaining for a pay rise after their pay equity claim was tossed out by the Government
     30 May: Why our coffee can cost more on a weekend than during the week
     30 May: Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases
     30 May: A probable case of Whooping Cough has been detected at a Christchurch primary school
     29 May: More details around funding for Wellington Hospital have been unveiled
     29 May: Cervical cancer screening results faced at a private lab faced two week delays because of a testing issue
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The first season of Fantasy Super Rugby Pacific has officially concluded with inaugural champion Callum Brown from Melbourne holding off a late charge from an Irish challenger to secure the title and the ten thousand dollar first prize More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Research has revealed insurance is a growing financial burden for New Zealanders More...


     Today's News

    		 Basketball:
    Indiana Pacers basketball coach Rick Carlisle is thanking his high performing stars 18:57

     Accident and Emergency:
    One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday 18:37

     Accident and Emergency:
    Part of State Highway 6 in the South Island is closed while emergency services respond to a motorcycle crash 18:07

     Netball:
    The Southern Steel are determined to stop the ANZ Premiership from becoming a two-tier competition 17:27

     International:
    Inside the mission to stop Putin's 'ghost ships' wreaking havoc on the seas 16:57

     Rugby League:
    The Warriors are leading the Rabbitohs by 14-12 at halftime in their NRL encounter in Sydney 16:57

     Basketball:
    The state of Indiana is celebrating the breaking of a long-running drought in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals 16:37

     Rugby League:
    Second rower Kurt Capewell believes there's a deeper connection between Warriors team mates in this season's NRL campaign 16:17

     Rugby League:
    The Warriors are looking to bring collective energy and dig deep for each other in this afternoon's NRL match-up against the Rabbitohs in Sydney 15:27

     Rugby:
    The first season of Fantasy Super Rugby Pacific has officially concluded with inaugural champion Callum Brown from Melbourne holding off a late charge from an Irish challenger to secure the title and the ten thousand dollar first prize 14:57

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd