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Update from the PBAC (April 2026)
7 May 2026 - The PBAC has published its April 2026 update. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2026
Update to agenda for the July 2026 PBAC meeting (8 May 2026)
8 May 2026 - The agenda for the July 2026 PBAC meeting has now been updated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2026
Expert says treatment relieves children's suffering and saves hospital resources
5 May 2026 - The family of an eight year old Sunshine Coast girl is petitioning the federal government to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2026
'Tearing her skin apart': Sydney family among thousands priced out of life-changing medication
3 May 2026 - Jade Hlucshniow was on the brink of selling her home to afford treatment for her daughter, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2026
Affordable treatment for Australians with colorectal cancer
3 May 2026 - Australians with stage 4 colorectal cancer are among those who will benefit from new drug listings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2026
Agenda for the May 2026 PBAC meeting
1 May 2026 - The agenda for the May 2026 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2026
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 May 2026
1 May 2026 - The May 2026 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2026
Have your say on the framework for consumer engagement in HTA
29 April 2026 - We are developing a framework that sets out guiding principles, focus areas and actions to support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2026
Draft 2026-27 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP
30 April 2026 - Consultation on the draft 2026-27 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for listing medicines on the Pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2026
Broken PBS system behind failure to list Mounjaro for type 2 diabetics, according to Medicines Australia
28 April 2026 - Hundreds of thousands of Australians with diabetes will continue paying thousands of dollars a year for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2026
Price feud over Mounjaro denies Australians access to cheaper diabetes and weight loss drug
24 April 2026 - Hundreds of thousands of Australians with type 2 diabetes mellitus could miss out on access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2026
Calls for $1 million gel to be available in Oz to fight rare genetic disease
26 April 2026 - A little boy suffering a rare disease that leaves the skin as delicate as butterfly wings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
‘Unviable’: 450,000 Australians to miss out on subsidised weight loss drug
24 April 2026 - An estimated 450,000 Australians will miss out on discounted weight loss medication after pharmaceutical giant Eli ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
Drug company Lilly refuses to list Mounjaro on PBS, says price too low
24 April 2026 - Drug company Eli Lilly has refused to place Mounjaro on the PBS despite the regulator recommending ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
‘Diffficult to see’ Mounjaro funded for weight loss, says pharma as diabetes stoush erupts
25 April 2026 - The weight loss drug has finally been recommended for public funding for those with diabetes, but manufacturers ...