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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
On the Record
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EpiPen, Spinraza funding leaves bitter-sweet heaviness

OPINION: Pharmac funding decisions come far too late for some.

NBR columnist Rachel Smalley speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath

For more than quarter of a century, EpiPens have been on Pharmac’s waiting list. 

The adrenaline auto-injector provides a potentially life-saving treatment for people at risk of anaphylaxis with the mechanism of delivery just a quick shot of adrenalin injected automatically when the pen is pressed

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