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PBS medication to cost no more than $25 under Labor re-election pitch
19 March 2025 - Australians are set to save a combined $200 million a year under the plan, which will cost ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2025
Australia defends PBS as US companies urge Trump to impose reciprocal tariffs
19 March 2025 - American medical giants have labelled the federal government's PBS "egregious and discriminatory" and have pressed US ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2025
Big pharma’s plea to Trump to punish Australia for cheaper medicines
19 March 2025 - American medical giants have slammed the $18 billion pharmaceutical benefits scheme in a plea to US ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2025
Government delivering even more choice for women's contraception, endometriosis, and IVF journeys
16 March 2025 - The Government is delivering even more choice for Australian women with new and amended listings for contraception, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2025
Life changing new drug available for elderly Australians with devastating eye condition
9 March 2025 - A life changing new drug is now available on the PBS for elderly Australians with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Mar 2025
This immunotherapy drug helped me beat cancer - instead of $229k it now costs $31
8 March 2025 - When she was just 26-years-old, Bianca Tesoriero’s life changed in an instant, following a visit to her ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2025
Public Summary Documents – November 2024 PBAC meeting
7 March 2025 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the November 2024 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2025
Obesity management needs medications on PBS: RACGP
4 March 2025 - The college’s new obesity position statement calls for extra funding to treat the complex condition and for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2025
Cushing’s disease: drug added to PBS
2 March 2025 - Australians suffering from the debilitating condition Cushing’s disease have scored a huge win after a vital ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2025
Unravelling the association between uncertainties in model-based economic analysis and funding recommendations of medicines in Australia
14 February 2025 - Health technology assessment is used extensively by the PBAC to inform medicine funding recommendations in Australia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2025
Big pharma steps up push for taxpayer-funded weight loss drugs
9 February 2025 - Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have asked the federal government to list their blockbuster weight-loss drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2025
Albanese Labor Government strengthening Medicare with over $500 million for women's health
9 February 2025 - The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Public consultation: draft 2025-26 cost recovery implementation statement for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP
31 January 2025 - Consultation on the draft 2025-26 cost recovery implementation statement for listing medicines on the PBS and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Life-saving lung cancer drug added to PBS, slashing price from $10,000 a month to $30 per script
1 February 2025 - Australians diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer will now have access to a life-saving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Cheaper medicine for lung cancer patients
2 February 2025 - The Australian Government is listing Retevmo (selpercatinib) on the PBS for the first time to treat advanced ...