Large Number Of New Zealanders Affected By Medication Changes

New Zealanders are experiencing arguably the largest medicine switch this country has ever seen. It began on January 1 for more than 200,000  people taking the most commonly used brand of omeprazole – a heart burn medication.

From May, funding changes will also affect the 250,000  people taking the cholesterol lowering medication LIPEX® (simvastatin, MSD) although patients could be switched from as early as today.

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