Hunt names NMP start date

The Federal Government review of the National Medicines policy (NMP) will formally commence in March 2020, Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced at a Pfizer event.

In a release issued today (Monday) by Pfizer following a closed industry event it hosted last week, Minister Hunt confirmed a March 2020 start date for the much anticipated review of the 20 year old policy as promised by the Coalition in its election commitments.

While the start date puts the review just outside the promised nine months out from the May federal election, Hunt is kicking it off this year with a preliminary working group comprising "key stakeholders", including the pharma sector.