Cost of PreP since funding began in 2018
Elliot Ikilei made this Official Information request to Pharmaceutical Management Agency
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From: Elliot Ikilei
Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
Please provide a monetary value of the cost spent funding Truvada, otherwise known as PrEP, for the period from 1 January 2018 up to and including 31 December 2020, or as close to this date as possible, including partial funding.
Yours faithfully,
Elliot Ikilei
From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
“Kia ora,
Thank you for emailing PHARMAC enquiries. We will be closed over the
holiday period from 1PM 24 December and will reopen on 5 January 2021.
Ngâ mihi,
PHARMAC Enquiries”
From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Kia ora Elliot
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982, dated 6 January 2021.
Your request has been received and logged. As required under the OIA, we
will respond to your request within 20 working days. You should receive a
response on or before 15 February 2021 (please note, this response date
takes into account working days as defined in the Act).
If a large amount of information has been requested, we may need to extend
the due date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act). We will
advise you if such an extension is necessary.
Our reference number for your request is: 2020-21-077.
Ngā mihi
Melody Willis ([1]she/her) | Government Services Adviser
___________________________________________________________________
PHARMAC | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer
Street, Wellington
P: +64 4 460 4990 |[2]www.pharmac.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Elliot Ikilei <[FOI #14402 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2021 2:56 am
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Cost of PreP since funding began
in 2018
Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
Please provide a monetary value of the cost spent funding Truvada,
otherwise known as PrEP, for the period from 1 January 2018 up to and
including 31 December 2020, or as close to this date as possible,
including partial funding.
Yours faithfully,
Elliot Ikilei
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From: Elliot Ikilei
Dear Web Enquiry,
Please note the lateness of your reply; I request that my OIA is honoured
Yours sincerely,
Elliot Ikilei
From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Thank you for emailing PHARMAC enquiries.
View a list of all currently funded medicines (the Pharmaceutical
Schedule)
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We will endeavour to get back to you within five working days.
Ngā mihi,
PHARMAC Enquiries
___________________________________________________________________
PHARMAC | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
P: 0800 660 050 | www.pharmac.govt.nz
From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Kia ora Elliot
Please find attached a response to your request for information received
by PHARMAC on 6 January 2021.
Please feel free to contact us if you require any further assistance.
Ngā mihi
Melody Willis ([1]she/her) | Government Services Adviser
___________________________________________________________________
PHARMAC | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer
Street, Wellington
P: +64 4 460 4990 |[2]www.pharmac.govt.nz
From: Web Enquiry
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2021 10:03 am
To: 'Elliot Ikilei' <[3][FYI request #14402 email]>
Subject: OIA 2020-21-077 acknowledgement - cost of funding PrEP
Kia ora Elliot
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982, dated 6 January 2021.
Your request has been received and logged. As required under the OIA, we
will respond to your request within 20 working days. You should receive a
response on or before 15 February 2021 (please note, this response date
takes into account working days as defined in the Act).
If a large amount of information has been requested, we may need to extend
the due date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act). We will
advise you if such an extension is necessary.
Our reference number for your request is: 2020-21-077.
Ngā mihi
Melody Willis ([4]she/her) | Government Services Adviser
___________________________________________________________________
PHARMAC | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer
Street, Wellington
P: +64 4 460 4990 |[5]www.pharmac.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Elliot Ikilei <[6][FYI request #14402 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2021 2:56 am
To: Web Enquiry <[7][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Cost of PreP since funding began
in 2018
Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
Please provide a monetary value of the cost spent funding Truvada,
otherwise known as PrEP, for the period from 1 January 2018 up to and
including 31 December 2020, or as close to this date as possible,
including partial funding.
Yours faithfully,
Elliot Ikilei
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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
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