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Spending on pharmaceuticals in OECD countries, 2004/5

Spending on pharmaceuticals in OECD countries, 2004/5

Pharmac has been successful in limiting the amount New Zealand spends on medicines. Per capita expenditure on medicines is low compared with most other OECD countries.

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Source: Pharmaceutical pricing policies in a global market. Paris: OECD, 2008, p. 26

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Pauline Norris and Rosemary Beresford, 'Medicines and remedies - Access to medicines, 1993 to 21st century', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/graph/28233/spending-on-pharmaceuticals-in-oecd-countries-20045 (accessed 28 April 2024)

Story by Pauline Norris and Rosemary Beresford, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 23 May 2018, updated 1 Apr 2020