Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
I am requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982.

1. Estimated Patient Numbers
The most recent estimate held by Pharmac of the number of people in New Zealand who could be expected to benefit from, or receive treatment with, medicines currently on the OFI list. If available, I would appreciate this data broken down by:

* Therapeutic group or clinical area
* Year 1 through Year 5 patient estimates (as per the format provided in Pharmac's previous responses that you have publicly released.)

2. Estimated Cost to Fund the OFI List
I am also seeking any estimates held by Pharmac of the cost required to fund all proposals currently on the OFI list. I acknowledge that individual medicine costs may be commercially sensitive. However, I would appreciate consideration of providing this information:

In aggregate form; and/or
* Broken down by therapeutic group or clinical area (to mitigate commercial sensitivity of individual treatments); and/or
* As a total estimate for each year over a 5-year period as with previous responses you have publicly released.

I note that Pharmac has previously provided public commentary on the overall cost of clearing the OFI list, and there is significant public interest in understanding the scale of unmet need and investment required.

Yours faithfully,
Jen