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Call for vital Meniere’s disease medication to be added to the PBS
17 June 2016 - Beatrice Tarnawski was walking down bustling Queen Street Mall when the flicker of a shadow on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2016
Why cancer can cost more the rarer it is
15 June 2016 - The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is an integral part of the Australian health system. It theoretically provides affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2016
Registration and reimbursement of new cancer medicines in Australia
7 June 2016 - This letter to the Editor of Value in Health Regional Issues for Asia responds to a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2016
Health system cares for big insurers, big pharma
7 June 2016 - Although there are some differences between the major parties on health policy, all sides embrace the concept ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2016
Biosimilar Awareness Initiative Reference Group communiqués
6 June 2016 - The communiqués from the meetings of the Biosimilar Awareness Initiative Reference Group are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2016
The challenge of costly drugs
2 June 2016 - From June 2005 to June 2014 the annual cost of the PBS rose from $6 billion to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2016
PBS palliative care schedule
1 June 2016 - As part of the post-market review of Authority Required PBS listings, the restrictions for a number of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2016
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 June 2016 update
1 June 2016 - The June 2016 issue of the Schedule is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2016
Major parties clash over health
22 May 2016 - Coalition and Labor trade blows over PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2016
Bill Shorten's $1b promise to keep medicine costs down
22 May 2016 - Labor is promising to keep the cost of prescription medicines down by officially ditching the Coalition's "medicine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2016
Sydney mother calls for cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi to be accessible for daughter
20 May 2016 - West Pymble six-year-olds Charli and Jasmine are twins, but their future lives look very different. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2016
Drug that saved Ron Walker could help wide range of cancer patients
13 May 2016 - A drug that saved Ron Walker from melanoma may also be able to save patients from 30 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 May 2016
Unfair if rare: should the PBS change the way it lists cancer drugs?
12 May 2016 - The PBS spends over A$9 billion a year subsidising a wide range of drugs to ensure affordability ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2016
Statement from the Panel for the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation
12 May 2016 - On 9 May 2016, the Australian Government went into ‘caretaker’ mode. After consultation by the Secretariat with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2016
Changes needed to selection of PBS cancer medicines: experts
9 May 2016 - A leading cancer expert says there needs to be a change to the way cancer drugs are ...