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New ICER report shows significant jump in launch prices, exceeding inflation and GDP growth
23 October 2025 - Nearly $1.5 billion could have been saved in one year alone if prices matched ICER value ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2025
Why the Government must urgently raise the NICE cost effectiveness threshold
7 October 2025 - NICE plays an important role in determining whether new medicines will be funded for NHS patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2025
Why Pfizer’s Trump deal is good news for all of big pharma
2 October 2025 - The company’s accord with the president clears a cloud over the whole sector. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2025
Does big pharma gouge Americans?
2 October 2025 - In the bloated health care system, others are the real money makers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2025
How Australia is getting tangled in Trump’s fight with big pharma
6 August 2025 - The US president is angry Americans pay more for their medicines. Will he want the PBS – ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2025
Drug giants targeting Australia’s PBS are paying tiny amounts of tax
28 July 2025 - Global pharmaceutical giants, including Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, are paying a tiny fraction of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2025
Why US drug giants are so angry about Australia’s PBS
20 March 2025 - US pharmaceutical giants hope the protectionist Trump administration will force Australia to increase the price it pays ...
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 20 Dec 2024
ICER publishes fourth annual assessment of barriers to fair access within US commercial insurance prescription drug coverage
19 December 2024 - Most payers evaluated offer fair access across the domains reviewed; findings underscore the need for greater ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2024
New agreement to ensure medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves
19 December 2024 - The Australian Government is ensuring medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves across Australia, through a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2024
ICER announces most significant drug price hikes unsupported by new clinical evidence in US
12 December 2024 - Of 10 high expenditure drugs that had substantial 2023 net price increases, five were not supported ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2024
Inside the quiet strategy pharma giants are using to fend off generics and drive up the cost of medicines
18 September 2024 - Amid debate over potential abuse of the US patent system by the pharmaceutical industry, moves by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2024
David Seymour’s special envoy in medicines is dumping his drug company investments
28 May 2024 - Act MP Todd Stephenson is selling his investments in drug companies while labelling as “outrageous” claims ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2024
Be thankful for high drug prices
4 February 2024 - If Americans weren’t overcharged, we wouldn’t have innovative treatments. ...