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Pharmac proposal to widen access to Trikafta welcomed by impacted families

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 6:52pm
	The small amount of medication Jane Lester would need to continue using if drug trikafta is approved for use, Stokes Valley, Wednesday 15 February 2023. Credit: Hagen Hopkins.
The small amount of medication Jane Lester would need to continue using if drug trikafta is approved for use, Stokes Valley, Wednesday 15 February 2023. Credit: Hagen Hopkins.

Pharmac proposal to widen access to Trikafta welcomed by impacted families

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 6:52pm

Families of young children with cystic fibrosis are celebrating a Pharmac proposal to widen access to the drug Trikafta, which is out for consultation. 

It's been funded for children over 6 since 2023, but the agency's now proposing extending it to under-sixes.

Liam Rooney's child has cystic fibrosis and he says his family was looking for other ways to get it.  

"I'd already spoken to my boss over in Australia about the potential for us to move over if things got worse." 

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