Locked up medicines on display to highlight unfunded treatments

Checkpoint · Jul 24, 2026 · 4m

Patients wating for life-changing medicines to be funded say people should not have to fundraise, got into debt or travel overseas for treatments and therapies that could be administered here. The Forbidden Pharmacy at Auckland's Shed 10 is an installation showing shelves of medicines locked behind doors, representing what people may need but can't access because they are not funded by Pharmac. Amy Williams reports.