Petition for Pharmac to fund Epipens
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Topic: Petition for Pharmac to fund Epipens
Posted By: kellie
Subject: Petition for Pharmac to fund Epipens
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 1:04pm
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Hi there
A friend of mine has recently started a petition to try and persuade Pharmac to fund epipens. Overseas they are funded quite substantially Please help this cause by becoming a fan of the http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pharmac-please-consider-funding-epipens-in-New-Zealand/266096826196?ref=ts - facebook page And also by signing the online petition (there is a link on the page) If they can fund flavoured condoms, then part funding for these expensive life savings devices shouldnt be too much to ask Thanks!  ------------- 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 1:37pm
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It always amazes me with the funding. You can get a truck of panadol for $3 but other drugs that are really really needed cost a fortune. They should just make us all pay full price for things like panadol and put all that extra cash into funding the expensive life saving drugs.
I will join the page and sign the petition ------------- 
 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 1:53pm
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What's the name of the facebook page? -------------
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 2:00pm
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Oops http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pharmac-please-consider-funding-epipens-in-New-Zealand/266096826196?ref=ts - facebook page -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 5:23pm
Signed  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 January 2010 at 9:21pm
| they don't already fund them?????WTF? |
Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 1:47pm
Thank you very much to all who have signed :) :)
Nope, they don't even partially fund them. And they expire after one year as well. In Aussie you can get 2 for $30 a year I think. -------------
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lizzle wrote:Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 11 January 2010 at 1:58pm
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Yeah its horible, i have to pay something like $170 p/ epipen, only one shot and they expire after 12ish months. Last time i managed to get WINZ to pay for it coz I can't afford it, and i need it. ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 12 January 2010 at 7:40pm
Wow that is alot. -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 12 January 2010 at 7:44pm
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In the UK they are probably free for children as you don't pay any prescription charges for under 18s.
Woman I worked with paid $300 for two pens for her daughter and that was about 3 years ago. It's so shocking, especially as they expire so quickly as well. -------------
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 7:33pm
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Shameless bump for a good cause
Campbell live are being contacted in a few days so hopefull we can generate more publicity for this. -------------
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Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 8:57pm
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great cause. All signed Have also sent facebook invites for this great petition ------------- 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 8:59pm
Thank you very much bext1  -------------
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Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 15 January 2010 at 9:43pm
I can't believe they're not funded! 
I also fail to understand why flavoured condoms ARE. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 16 January 2010 at 4:22pm
i signed on to that cause earlier on today my mum was a diabetic so it is a cause close to my heart. my mum always had to spend a fortune!! on all her things she needed!
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