Kia ora Mr McDonald,

Please find a response to your request attached to this email.

Kind regards,

Gendi McFadyen| Government Services Advisor
Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Pharmac
PO Box 10-254, Wellington 6140 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington 6011
P: 0800 660 050 | http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/

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From: Mr McDonald <[FOI #22833 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 4:13 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Information regarding medicinal cannabis prescriptions

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Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency PHARMAC,

Information regarding medicinal cannabis prescriptions

Q. How many patients have been prescribed medicinal cannabis since the start of the legal medicinal cannabis scheme?

Q. How many prescriptions have been written for medicinal cannabis since the start of the medicinal cannabis scheme?

Q. What is the average amount of cannabis prescribed per doctor's prescription? Please provide your answer in units detailing quantity and strength.

Yours faithfully,

Mr McDonald

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