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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 21 May 2016
Agenda for the 25 May 2016 TC meeting
22 May 2016 - The Transparency Commission will consider the (continued) reimbursement of voriconazole (Vfend), belatacept (Nulojix), bevacizumab (Avastin), bicalutamide (Casodex), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2016
NICE recommends Novartis lung cancer drug Zykadia
20 May 2016 - NICE has recommended Novartis's Zykadia (ceritinib) for lung cancer in final guidance, after the manufacturer agreed to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2016
Long term benefits of breast cancer drug pertuzumab too uncertain says NICE in draft guidance
20 May 2016 - NICE has today issued draft guidance not recommending pertuzumab (Perjeta, Roche) to treat HER2-positive breast cancer because ...
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 18 May 2016
Getting effective cancer drugs to patients faster
18 May 2016 - The NHS and NICE are absolutely committed to ensuring people with cancer in England have access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2016
Call for patient input on a submission from Boehringer Ingelheim for Praxbind
17 May 2016 - CADTH has received notice of a pending submission from Boehringer Ingelheim for Praxbind (idarucizumab) for the reversal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2016
Brivaracetam in epilepsy: additional benefits not seen by IQWiG
17 May 2016 - No directly comparative study; the indirect comparisons are unusable. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2016
CADTH publishes final report for anti–vascular endothelial growth factor drugs for retinal conditions
17 May 2016 - The recommendations report is now available for the CADTH project on anti–vascular endothelial growth factor drugs for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2016
Vismodegib for basal cell carcinoma: additional benefits still not seen says Germany's IQWiG
17 May 2016 - Submitted data deemed to be unsuitable. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2016
Cancer Drugs Fund changes deeply concerning, say charities
16 May 2016 - Fifteen cancer charities have said they are "deeply concerned" about new plans for approving innovative cancer medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2016
PHARMAC’s new approach for people with rare disorders
16 May 2016 - A new approach PHARMAC has used for funding medicines for rare disorders is gaining real traction, says ...
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 12 May 2016
NICE turns down Opdivo for lung cancer
12 May 2016 - It is looking likely that patients with the most common form of lung cancer will not be ...