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MS Multiple Sclerosis<br />

MSD Ministry <strong>of</strong> Social Development<br />

NCWNZ National Council <strong>of</strong> Women New Zealand<br />

NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence<br />

NHC National Health Committee<br />

NHS National Health Service<br />

NPPA Named Patient Pharmaceutical Assessment<br />

NZAF New Zealand AIDS Foundation<br />

NZCHP New Zealand Chartered Health Practitioners<br />

NZMJ New Zealand Medical Journal<br />

NZORD New Zealand Organisation for Rare Diseases<br />

NZPDA New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000<br />

NZPHA New Zealand Private Hospitals Association<br />

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-<strong>operation</strong> and Development<br />

OIA Official Information Act (1982)<br />

PHARMAC Pharmaceutical Management Agency<br />

PHANZ Public Health Association New Zealand<br />

PTAC PHARMAC Therapeutic Advisory Committee<br />

QALY Quality Adjusted Life Year<br />

OPD Out Patients Department<br />

QC Queen’s Council<br />

RACS Royal Australasian College <strong>of</strong> Surgeons<br />

RHA Regional Health Authority<br />

RMI Researched Medicines Industry<br />

TPPA Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement<br />

TSQ Text Search Queries<br />

TV3 Television 3 (Ltd)<br />

TVNZ Television New Zealand (Ltd)<br />

UA Urgent Assessment<br />

UCC Unique Clinical Circumstances<br />

UK United Kingdom<br />

WHO World Health Organisation<br />

WINZ Work and Income New Zealand<br />

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