by Arthritis NZ | Feb 23, 2022 | Media Releases, News
Pharmac has recently announced that most people using Humira will be required to move to a similar medicine called Amgevita between 1 March  and 31 October 2022. He Ako Hiringa has been asked by Pharmac to prepare education for GPs, nurses and pharmacists to help...
by Arthritis NZ | Dec 1, 2021 | Media Releases, News
Arthritis New Zealand-New Zealand Rheumatology Association position statement – COVID-19 vaccination in patients with inflammatory arthritis and related autoimmune diseases November 2021 People with rheumatic disease should get vaccinated against COVID-19, and observe...
by Arthritis NZ | Sep 7, 2021 | Media Releases, News
MEDIA RELEASE 7 September 2021 Arthritis New Zealand is very concerned at this announcement and is already receiving feedback from people with arthritis who are upset with the impending need to change medications following the decision by Roche. “We will be liaising...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 12, 2020 | Media Releases, News
Monday, October 12th is World Arthritis Day. A day that Arthritis New Zealand is using to tackle some myths about arthritis- myths that contribute to significant misunderstanding of the condition. Currently, over 700,000 people in New Zealand are affected by...
by Arthritis NZ | Mar 13, 2020 | Media Releases, News
There are confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand and Arthritis New Zealand encourages people to stay up to date with Ministry of Health information about it. The following advice is from New Zealand Rheumatologist Association rheumatologist Prof. Andrew Harrison....
by Arthritis NZ | Sep 25, 2019 | Media Releases, News
It’s a common enough reaction – so what? Isn’t it just old people that get arthritis? There are some quick and devastating counters to this: So what about the fact that half the people with arthritis in New Zealand are of working age? So what about the children and...
