Hi Joe
This email is to acknowledge that your request for information under the Official Information Act (1982) has been received and is currently being worked on. We will have a reply to you as soon as possible and no later than the due date of 25 May 2018.

Are you aware of our Year in Review - we publish the top 20 medicines, by therapeutic group, cost, and prescription numbers. You can find it on our website, here: https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/about/2017/
This is published yearly, so you can also look at data for previous years. Please let us know if this information would be sufficient for your first two questions?
In your last question about events, can you please provide some clarification about what you mean by event, ie the type of event/s you are after.

Kind regards
Donna Jennings
PHARMAC

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Heihei [mailto:[FOI #7732 email]]
Sent: Friday, 27 April 2018 3:07 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: [SPAM]? Official Information request - Dispensed drugs, media and events information request

Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,

I am writing to request under the official information act requesting the following information if available.

- The top 100 dispensed drugs in New Zealand for 2017 (If all different strengths of the medicine could just be counted as one, please).
- The top 100 most expensive drugs publicly funded in New Zealand for 2017.
- How many meetings did you have with MP's listed by their names and parties they represent for 2016 and 2017.
- How many media briefings/meetings have you had for 2016 and 2017 listed by media outlets, the topic of the briefing/meeting, and journalist/s attended.
- How many events did PHARMAC hold in 2016 and 2017, listed by the number of attendees, amount of money spent on each event and the topic of those events.

I look forward to seeing the results thankyou for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Joe Heihei

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You can call me on 0800 660 050 (press option 3 and ask for me) to discuss your request if you would like.

Cheers
Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Jennings
Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2018 3:26 PM
To: 'Joe Heihei' <[FOI #7732 email]>
Subject: RE: [SPAM]? Official Information request - Dispensed drugs, media and events information request

Hi Joe
This email is to acknowledge that your request for information under the Official Information Act (1982) has been received and is currently being worked on. We will have a reply to you as soon as possible and no later than the due date of 25 May 2018.

Are you aware of our Year in Review - we publish the top 20 medicines, by therapeutic group, cost, and prescription numbers. You can find it on our website, here: https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/about/2017/
This is published yearly, so you can also look at data for previous years. Please let us know if this information would be sufficient for your first two questions?
In your last question about events, can you please provide some clarification about what you mean by event, ie the type of event/s you are after.

Kind regards
Donna Jennings
PHARMAC

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Heihei [mailto:[FOI #7732 email]]
Sent: Friday, 27 April 2018 3:07 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: [SPAM]? Official Information request - Dispensed drugs, media and events information request

Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,

I am writing to request under the official information act requesting the following information if available.

- The top 100 dispensed drugs in New Zealand for 2017 (If all different strengths of the medicine could just be counted as one, please).
- The top 100 most expensive drugs publicly funded in New Zealand for 2017.
- How many meetings did you have with MP's listed by their names and parties they represent for 2016 and 2017.
- How many media briefings/meetings have you had for 2016 and 2017 listed by media outlets, the topic of the briefing/meeting, and journalist/s attended.
- How many events did PHARMAC hold in 2016 and 2017, listed by the number of attendees, amount of money spent on each event and the topic of those events.

I look forward to seeing the results thankyou for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Joe Heihei

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Dear Joe

 

Please see attached the response to your OIA request.

 

 

Kind regards

Dean Zeng

PHARMAC

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Heihei [mailto:[FOI #7732 email]]
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2018 3:07 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: [SPAM]? Official Information request - Dispensed drugs, media and
events information request

 

Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,

 

I am writing to request under the official information act requesting the
following information if available.

 

- The top 100 dispensed drugs in New Zealand for 2017 (If all different
strengths of the medicine could just be counted as one, please).

- The top 100 most expensive drugs publicly funded in New Zealand for
2017.

- How many meetings did you have with MP's listed by their names and
parties they represent for 2016 and 2017.

- How many media briefings/meetings have you had for 2016 and 2017 listed
by media outlets, the topic of the briefing/meeting, and journalist/s
attended.

-  How many events did PHARMAC hold in 2016 and 2017, listed by the number
of attendees, amount of money spent on each event and the topic of those
events.

 

I look forward to seeing the results thankyou for your time.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Joe Heihei

 

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