On 12 March 2025, New Zealand’s Pharmac announces that it has entered an agreement with Pfizer to fund a range of drugs from 1 April 2025, including its Besponsa® (inotuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).
The agreement comes after Pharmac sought feedback on proposals to fund Besponsa® in December 2024.
aflibercept | Eylea® | Regeneron
bevacizumab | Avastin® | Roche/Genentech
cetuximab | Erbitux® | BMS/Merck
darbepoetin | Aranesp® | Amgen
denosumab | Prolia®/Xgeva® | Amgen
dupilumab | Dupixent® | Sanofi-Aventis
eculizumab | Soliris® | Alexion
filgrastim (GCSF) | Neupogen® | Amgen
golimumab | Simponi® | Janssen
guselkumab | Tremfya® | Janssen
infliximab | Remicade® | Johnson & Johnson
ixekizumab | Taltz® | Eli Lilly
lecanemab | Leqembi® | Eisai/Biogen
liraglutide | Victoza® /Saxenda® | Novo Nordisk
natalizumab | Tysabri® | Biogen/Elan
olaparib | Lynparza® | AstraZeneca/Merck
omalizumab | Xolair® | Genentech / Novartis
pegfilgrastim | Neulasta® | Amgen
pembrolizumab | Keytruda® | Merck
ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Genentech
regdanvimab | Regkirona® | Celltrion
risankizumab | Skyrizi® | AbbVie
rituximab | Rituxan®/MabThera® | Genentech/Biogen
secukinumab | Cosentyx® | Novartis
semaglutide | Wegovy®/Ozempic® | Novo Nordisk
tocilizumab | Actemra® | Roche
trastuzumab | Herceptin® | Roche/Genentech
ustekinumab | Stelara® | Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
