Graeme Jarvis: Medicines NZ CEO on ACT's pledge to have the Ministry of Health publish a medicines strategy every two years

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 7:55 p.m.

The need for a regularly updated medicines strategy is being underlined.\xa0

ACT's pledging to require the Ministry of Health to publish one every two years.\xa0

Medicines New Zealand CEO Graeme Jarvis says Pharmac has publicly supported the need for a strategy, and it was also one of the findings of an independent Pharmac review.\xa0

He says innovation doesn't stand still, so it makes sense to develop a strategy and refresh it frequently.\xa0

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