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Mark Dixon: Allergy NZ Chief Executive delighted over Pharmac's funding of EpiPens

Published: Dec. 14, 2022, 7:07 p.m.

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Delight over the funding of EpiPens.

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Pharmac will fund the adrenaline auto-injectors for people who\'ve experienced anaphylaxis, or are at significant risk of doing so, from February next year.

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Around 12,000 people are expected to qualify in the first year.

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Allergy New Zealand Chief Executive Mark Dixon says it\'s the best news allergy sufferers have had in the more than 40 years the organisation\'s been representing them.

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He says the affected patient group is going to be over the moon and he\'s so happy for them.

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