NICE consults on draft guidance recommending ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni) for treating chronic hepatitis C

In draft guidance published today healthcare guidance body NICE has recommended ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni, Gilead Sciences) as a treatment option for ...

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Commission of Audit report flawed on PBS

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Enzalutamide: indication of major added benefit for over 75-year-olds

Enzalutamide (trade name: Xtandi) has been approved since December 2014 for men who have metastatic prostate cancer that is not ...

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Public Summary Documents from the November 2013 PBAC meeting - Risk Share Agreements

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European Medicines Agency and EUnetHTA review progress of their cooperation

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NICE recommends the use of canagliflozin hemihydrate (Invokana) when used in combination with other anti-diabetic drugs

If a person needs to take two anti-diabetic drugs, canagliflozin is recommended as a possible treatment for people with type 2 ...

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Dabrafenib in melanoma: added benefit not proven

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Cost to NHS of providing sipuleucel-T too high to be recommended in draft guidance

NICE has issued preliminary draft guidance not recommending sipuleucel-T for prostate cancer in people whose disease has spread, who have ...

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Contestable fund for medicines for rare disorders

PHARMAC will be running a commercial process to fund medicines for rare disorders – a request for proposals (RFP). A ...

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Tax avoidance inquiry calls on nine 'big pharma' bosses to explain tax contribution

The bosses of nine of Australia's largest multinational pharmaceutical companies will appear in front of a Senate committee investigating corporate tax avoidance. ...

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NICE welcomes Government’s innovation review

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has welcomed the announcement of a review to consider patient access to ...

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Aegerion Pharmaceuticals' Juxtapid (lomitapide) capsules approved in Canada for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

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97 per cent of Aussies want new cancer medicines subsidised through PBS

New findings released by Newspoll shows overwhelming support for access to new cancer medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), for ...

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Cystic fibrosis drug approved for PBS listing, heralding 'better quality of life' for sufferers

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and their families are celebrating after the Federal Government listed a drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits ...

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NICE bars Celgene's Imnovid from NHS funding

Patients with multiple myeloma are currently unlikely to get ‘routine’ access to Celgene’s Imnovid (pomalidomide) on the National Health Service ...

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