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Outcomes from the May 2024 PBAC intracycle meeting
21 June 2024 - Recommendations made by the PBAC in May 2024 relating to the listing of medicines on the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2024
Quality use of medicines: who owns it now?
18 June 2024 - In December 2022 after 24 years, NPS MedicineWise was closed, thus ending its role as an independent, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2024
First new Alzheimer’s drugs in 20 years to bring hope for early stage patients
16 June 2024 - Two new Alzheimer’s drugs aimed at slowing cognitive delay and heralded as a step towards prevention ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2024
New pharmacy agreement delivers cheaper medicines
3 June 2024 - The Albanese Government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed the eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2024
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 June 2024
1 June 2024 - The June 2024 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2024
Historical archive of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits (1951-2002)
23 May 2024 - The Department of Health and Aged Care has completed the digitisation, and is making available for public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2024
$43.9 million to boost fight against HIV infection
21 May 2024 - The Albanese Government is investing $43.9 million to put Australia on track to eliminate transmission of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2024
Chemists to lose dollar discount option as government bows to Pharmacy Guild pressure
16 May 2024 - Chemist Warehouse will be stripped of its ability to give its customers $1 off their medicines, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2024
It is time to reconsider the 3% discount rate
15 May 2024 - Health technology assessment guidance often recommends a 3% real annual discount rate, the appropriateness of which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2024
Budget 2024–25: cheaper medicines, new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and more free mental health services in a stronger Medicare
14 May 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2024
Australians benefit from new life changing medicines added to the PBS
13 May 2024 - Women with endometrial cancer and people with itching associated with chronic kidney disease will benefit from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2024
Agenda for the July 2024 PBAC meeting (version 3)
10 May 2024 - The Department of Health has published a revised agenda for the July 2024 PBAC meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2024
Government adds two new heart disease treatments on the PBS
9 May 2024 - Australians with different types of cardiomyopathies now have access to new treatments under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2024
Vyndamax (tafamidis) PBS listed for adult patients with wild type or hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy with New York Heart Association class I-II heart failure
4 May 2024 - The availability of Vyndamax on the PBS provides subsidised access to a once daily oral single ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2024
Agenda for the May 2024 PBAC meeting
3 May 2024 - The agenda for next week's PBAC meeting is now available. Robyn Ward's first meeting as the ...