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Teenager with debilitating illness fights for affordable life-changing medication
13 April 2026 - Brave South Australian teenager Mia McCarthy feels she’s one of “the lucky ones”, despite living with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2026
Cancer patient’s plea for Pfizer to rejoin PBS talks on breakthrough drug
14 April 2026 - Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has abandoned negotiations to have a breakthrough cancer drug listed on the Pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2026
Some Australians forced to choose 'between food and medicine', new survey finds
11 April 2026 - Australians are taking expired medication, skipping doses or opting to delay or not fill a prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2026
Cheaper medicines for people with cerebral palsy
10 April 2026 - The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with cerebral palsy to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2026
Menopausal women with a low sex drive won’t have cheaper access to drug
8 April 2026 - Australia’s medicines subsidy gatekeeper has rejected cheaper access to a testosterone product for women. Some are questioning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2026
PBS listing of lamotrigine for bipolar disorder
8 April 2026 - At its November 2025 meeting, the PBAC recommended a new Restricted Benefit listing on the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2026
Update from the PBAC (March 2026)
7 April 2026 - The latest meeting of the PBAC was held 11 – 13 March 2026. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2026
‘Life-changing’ eczema drug for children caught in $16,000/year PBS limbo
5 April 2026 - A prescription medication for a debilitating skin condition that is listed on the PBS for adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2026
Butler ‘confident’ of CSL exemption as Australian drugs incur 100pc tariff
3 April 2026 - The Health Minister is hopeful the country’s largest biotech firm CSL will be exempt after Australia was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2026
Trump slaps 100pc tariffs on Australian drugs – with exceptions
3 April 2026 - Australian drug makers that do not build new factories in America and dramatically cut their prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2026
Trump puts Australia’s drugs scheme, digital rules in firing line
1 April 2026 - Donald Trump’s top trade tsar claims Australia’s unfair drug pricing practices are undermining US innovation, warns ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2026
Cheaper medicines for people fighting cancer and rare diseases
1 April 2026 - The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with debilitating conditions including ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2026
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 April 2026
1 April 2026 - The April 2026 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2026
Leading cancer drug subsidised for thousands of patients
29 March 2026 - Health Minister Mark Butler has expanded the PBS listing of a leading cancer drug, giving more than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2026
Expanded immunotherapy PBS listing to treat more cancers
29 March 2026 - The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with thousands more Australians living with advanced ...