Pharmac proposal: Updating the Pharmaceutical Schedule for ambulance medicines, and tenecteplase for pre-hospital care
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From 1 July 2026, Pharmac will take over responsibility for funding medicines used in ambulances. This consultation seeks feedback on changes to the Pharmaceutical Schedule which supports this decision.
Bringing ambulance medicines into the Pharmaceutical Schedule will help to ensure a more coordinated approach to funding and procurement decisions for emergency medicines, whether they are used in hospitals, ambulances or by PRIME providers.
Under this proposal, we would also fund tenecteplase for use within emergency ambulance services and Primary Response in Medical Emergencies (PRIME) services.
We are now inviting feedback on this proposal:
Consultation is open until 5pm on 2 April 2026. You can provide feedback by emailing consult@pharmac.govt.nz, or using the online form linked in the consultation document.
We want to make sure that everyone who needs to know about this consultation is aware of it. Please share this information with people you think might be interested.
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Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | P: +0800 660 050| www.pharmac.govt.nz
