Astrazeneca to resupply cancer drug to patients

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19 December 2005

AstraZeneca has reached agreement with government drug-buying agency

Pharmac to resupply cancer drug Zoladex to New Zealand patients, the

drug firm said today.

AstraZeneca New Zealand General Manager Lance Gravatt said today the

firm had reached a verbal agreement with Pharmac to continue supplying

its prostate and breast cancer medicine Zoladex to the local market.

AstraZeneca last week decided to withdraw the drug because of Pharmac's

decision to cut the subsidy to Zoladex.

However, it had today reached a new agreement with Pharmac for the

long-term supply of both the 3.6mg and 10.8mg dosages of the drug to the

New Zealand market, Mr Gravatt said.

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Kathy Meade

Arlington Educational Consulting

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