PHARMAC proposes listing of Harvoni and Viekira Pak

4 May 2016
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New Zealand’s Pharmaceutical Management Agency PHARMAC is seeking feedback on two proposals to list two new treatments for hepatitis C.

The proposals are as a result of two separate provisional agreements, one with local subsidiary of Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) and another with AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV). In summary, the proposals would result in, from July 1, 2016:

  • Ledipasvir with sofosbuvir (Harvoni) being funded in the community and District Health Board (DHB) hospitals for the treatment of hepatitis C for patients with severe liver disease.
  • Paritaprevir with ritonavir and ombitasvir co-packaged with dasabuvir (Viekira Pak) and paritaprevir with ritonavir and ombitasvir co-packaged with dasabuvir and ribavirin (Viekira Pak-RBV) being funded in the community and DHB hospitals for the treatment of hepatitis C.

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