Medicine funding back in spotlight with display of 200+ drugs unavailable to NZ…

Medicine funding back in spotlight with display of 200+ drugs unavailable to NZ | Stuff.co.nz <!--mynz:youtube-chapters--> {"v":1,"chapters":[{"timeSeconds":0,"label":"Medicine funding in the spotlight","summary":"With the election fast approaching, medicine funding is back in the spotlight. A temporary installation showcases over 200 drugs unavailable in New Zealand."},{"timeSeconds":25,"label":"The 'Forbidden Pharmacy' exhibition","summary":"The 'Forbidden Pharmacy' is an exhibition at Auckland's Queens Wharf, displaying medicines not funded in New Zealand. People are seen looking at the shelves."},{"timeSeconds":39,"label":"Showcasing unavailable treatments","summary":"The exhibition highlights treatments for various conditions, including breast cancer, myeloma, and diabetes. These medicines are available in other OECD countries but not in New Zealand."},{"timeSeconds":48,"label":"Patient's struggle with access","summary":"A chronic migraine patient shares her experience, noting that waiting for treatment can take months or years. She expresses frustration that she cannot access necessary medication."},{"timeSeconds":106,"label":"The cost of waiting","summary":"The patient describes how her condition impacts her life, making it difficult to parent and function. She emphasizes the toll that waiting for treatment takes."},{"timeSeconds":132,"label":"Government funding progress","summary":"The government has made progress in funding new medications, with an extra $604 million allocated. This has helped fund 66 new medications, benefiting a quarter of a million New Zealanders."},{"timeSeconds":151,"label":"A call for policy change","summary":"The 'Forbidden Pharmacy' aims to highlight the human cost of inaccessible medicines. Organizers hope it will encourage policymakers to consider the price and impact of these drugs."},{"timeSeconds":224,"label":"Pharmacy opens to public","summary":"The 'Forbidden Pharmacy' exhibition opens to the public tomorrow. It aims to make people think about the medicines on display and the people waiting for them."}]} <!--/mynz:youtube-chapters-->