Submissions to the March 2025 PBAC meeting

24 October 2024 - The Department of Health and Aged Care has received notification that pharmaceutical companies plan to bring ...

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Pembrolizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for treating recurrent, persistent or metastatic cervical cancer

5 October 2022 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on the use ...

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Nomination for an early re-entry resubmission - what exactly does it mean?

12 September 2022 - We compare and contrast the submissions nominated by the PBAC in March for an early re-entry ...

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National Medicines Policy Review – publication of submissions

21 January 2022 - On 30 August 2021, the National Medicines Policy Review Committee invited submissions to support the Review of ...

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Application for cystic fibrosis medicine received by PHARMAC

9 July 2021 - PHARMAC is starting its funding assessment process for a new cystic fibrosis medication after receiving an ...

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DoH publishes revised agenda for July 2021 PBAC meeting

6 July 2021 - Agenda revised on the eve of next scheduled meeting. ...

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Application process changes for access to Section 100 - Highly Specialised Drugs medicines

25 July 2019 - From 1 August 2019, hospital authorities will no longer be required to seek separate approval from ...

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PHARMAC publishes list of applications to be considered by PTAC later this month

14 May 2019 - The list includes a number of medicines for patients with breast cancer. ...

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PBAC - 2018 in review

7 January 2019 - The PBAC considered 195 submissions in 2018; 173 were considered by the PBAC in 2017. ...

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Treatment for families battling a devastating rare disease

3 May 2018 - New Zealand infants suffering from a rare neuromuscular condition may soon be eligible for compassionate access ...

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CADTH Common Drug Review will accept submissions up to six months pre-Notice of Compliance

8 March 2018 - Operational change can help reduce the time between regulatory approval and reimbursement recommendations for prescription drugs ...

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Industry fees are applicable to all CDR resubmissions

13 November 2017 - All resubmissions that are filed by manufacturers on or after 2 January 2018 will be subject to ...

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Revised procedure for the CADTH Common Drug Review resubmissions

13 November 2017 - In August 2017, CADTH invited stakeholder comments and feedback on a proposal to revise the resubmission requirements ...

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Posting of key milestones for CDR projects

14 August 2017 - Key milestones for CDR submissions, resubmissions, and requests for advice will now be posted within the ...

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Sharing patient input submissions for the CDR program

1 August 2017 - Since February 2014, CADTH has shared patient input submissions on our website, when permission has been ...

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