Consultations
We consult whenever we're considering funding a medicine. Your views are important and affect our decisions.
Open consultations
Possible brand changes through Pharmac's annual tender
We are seeking feedback on possible brand changes for medicines in Pharmac’s annual tender.
Review of the Exceptional Circumstances Framework
Pharmac is reviewing its Exceptional Circumstances Framework (the Framework) after people told us it needs to work better and is hard to understand. The Framework includes the Named Patient Pharmaceutical Assessment (NPPA) policy and other ways Pharmac can fund medicines for individuals in special or exceptional clinical situations. The Discussion Document You can read the full text of the ' Review of the Exceptional Circumstances Framework...
Closed consultations
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Joint proposal from Pharmac and Health New Zealand to expand pharmacy services
Health New Zealand is proposing to expand funding for a range of services and treatments that pharmacists can provide directly to defined groups of patients with common conditions including: treatment for scabies oral rehydration for children pain and fever...
Closed 30 April 2026