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Drugs to treat heart failure urgently need funding

The Cardiac Society is urging Pharmac to fully fund two newer medications, SGLT2 inhibitors and PCSK9 inhibitors, that are very effective in treating people with heart failure to live longer better lives. Listen to NZ Cardiac Society Chair Dr Martin Stiles on Newstalk ZB on 8 July; he says that cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer of New Zealanders […]

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