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Government moves to legislate to increase generic and biosimilar medicine uptake and cut medicine prices
24 July 2017 - Australia has long lagged behind the USA and UK in its use of generic pharmaceuticals – ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2017
Indicative 1 October 2017 prices - 2017 October cycle
13 July 2017 - Indicative 1 October 2017 prices resulting from the 2017 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2017
Government pharmacy shake-up set to hit Australians’ hip pockets
3 July 2017 - A federal government plan could see some medicine prices soar by more than $8 per prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2017
Price disclosure 2017 October cycle outcomes summary
16 June 2017 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2017 October Cycle (Third Remove Originator cycle) has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2017
Why you could have to pay $1 more for medicine
13 May 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has changed his script - and the change is about to hit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2017
Budget 2017: PBS shake-up to cut cost of drugs
9 May 2017 - Price reforms in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will deliver $1.8 billion in savings over five years, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2017
Strategic Agreement between the Innovative pharmaceutical industry and government delivers certainty for industry, savings to taxpayers and benefits to patients
9 May 2017 - Medicines Australia has signed a strategic agreement with the Australian Government that will support ongoing access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2017
Drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for originator removal calculation) for the 2017 October Cycle
7 April 2017 - A list of drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2017
Payers’ experiences with confidential pharmaceutical price discounts: a survey of public and statutory health systems in North America, Europe, and Australasia
1 April 2017 - Institutional payers for pharmaceuticals worldwide appear to be increasingly negotiating confidential discounts off of the official list ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2017
The hidden cost keeping your health insurance premiums high
30 March 2017 - Private health insurance costs for everyone could drop dramatically if the Federal Government tackled murky practices relating ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2017
Federal Government announce 1100 medicines to have prices cut including rosuvastatin
25 March 2017 - Sick Australians will save $500 million over four years and up to $200 a year each ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2017
Battle over hips and the hip pocket as prostheses costs fight heats up
12 March 2017 - Australia's medical technology bodies are gearing up for battle as the cost of replacement hips, knees ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2017
Confirmed prices – 2017 April cycle of price disclosure
10 March 2017 - Confirmed 1 April 2017 prices resulting from the 2017 April cycle of price disclosure have been published. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2017
Industry group versus California newcomer in medical technology price row
9 March 2017 - The industry lobby group representing medical device manufacturers has rejected claims by a US manufacturer that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2017
Drug pricing report shows scope for more savings
6 March 2017 - The savings to the taxpayer in reducing the cost to Government of prescribed pharmaceuticals has been ...