22 March 2023
Tryphena Perry
[FYI request #22030 email]
Tēnā koe Tryphena
Your request for Official information, reference: HNZ00013058
Thank you for your email on 7 March 2023 asking for the following which has been
considered under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act). You have specifically requested:
“I would like to know the percentage of prescriptions that are supplied in compliance
packaging (sachet/blister form).”
Adherence packaging (compliance packaging) is not funded by Te Whatu Ora. Adherence
packaging is privately funded by service users. The information is held by individual community
pharmacy providers. Therefore, Te Whatu Ora is refusing your request under section 18(g) of the
Act as the information you have requested is not held by Te Whatu Ora and we have no grounds to
believe that the information is held by another department or Minister of the Crown or organisation.
How to get in touch
If you have any questions, you can contact us at
[Health New Zealand request email].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. Al requester data, including your name
and contact details, wil be removed prior to release. The released response wil be made available
on our website.
Nāku noa, nā
Adeline Cumings
Group Manager, Primary Health Care System Improvement and Innovation
National Commissioning
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand