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Research funding and more treatment options to support the fight against MND
9 June 2025 - The Australian Government is providing a further $4.5 million and listing another treatment to ensure the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2025
Government lists life-changing epilepsy drug fenfluramine on PBS
4 May 2025 - For the Sutton family, finding a drug that controlled four-year-old daughter Layla’s rare form of epilepsy was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2025
Come to grips’: fighting lymphoma from home
28 April 2025 - Australian patients with the most common form of lymphoma will for the first time have access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2025
Ketamine nasal spray to become cheaper for Australians with treatment-resistant depression
28 April 2025 - A nasal spray that uses a form of ketamine to treat stubborn depression will be added ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2025
Doctors push for weight loss drugs to be added to the PBS
1 April 2025 - The cost of prescriptions for weight loss drugs is being brought into question, with doctors pushing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2025
New and expanded cheaper medicines
27 March 2025 - Australians with Cushing’s syndrome, retinal vein occlusion and psoriatic arthritis, leukaemia, and women needing contraception and menopause ...
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 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 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
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2025
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2025
1 February 2025 - The February 2025 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2025
Von Hippel-Lindau disease drug Welireg listed on PBS slashing cost by $11,000 a month for patients
28 January 2025 - The treatment for Simon Goodrich’s disease has been costing $12,000 a month, but there has been a ...