The New Zealand government has launched an independent review into the nation’s drug purchasing agency, Pharmac, TVNZ reveals. Pharmac decides, on behalf of district health boards, which medicines and pharmaceutical products are subsidised for use in New Zealand’s public hospitals and community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the review will focus on how well Pharmac performs against its current objectives, as well as whether and how its performance could be improved.

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