Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Pharmac has backed down on some changes to diabetes management products which will save the government drug-buying agency $10 million.
Changes were confirmed today by chief executive Steffan Crausaz and include limiting diabetics to three types of subsidised glucose-testing meters. It originally proposed just one meter.
However, all meters and testing strips will be sourced from Korean supplier CareSens.
Insulin pumps, which cost up to $10,000 each and an extra $3000 a year to run, will be funded nationwide for the first time.
Previously, access to pumps which inject insulin automatically varied across district health boards.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/7440108/Diabetes-medication-to-get-shake-up
Changes were confirmed today by chief executive Steffan Crausaz and include limiting diabetics to three types of subsidised glucose-testing meters. It originally proposed just one meter.
However, all meters and testing strips will be sourced from Korean supplier CareSens.
Insulin pumps, which cost up to $10,000 each and an extra $3000 a year to run, will be funded nationwide for the first time.
Previously, access to pumps which inject insulin automatically varied across district health boards.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/7440108/Diabetes-medication-to-get-shake-up