The need for a regularly updated medicines strategy is being underlined. 

ACT's pledging to require the Ministry of Health to publish one every two years. 

Medicines New Zealand CEO Graeme Jarvis says Pharmac has publicly supported the need for a strategy, and it was also one of the findings of an independent Pharmac review. 

He says innovation doesn't stand still, so it makes sense to develop a strategy and refresh it frequently. 

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