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Thousands of Australians waiting for 'gamechanger' cystic fibrosis drug
22 September 2021 - Adelaide woman Genevieve Handley has lived with cystic fibrosis all of her life. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2021
Pharmacist substitution of PBS medicines without a prescription during shortages (Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument)
18 September 2021 - Where a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument has been issued by the TGA, community pharmacists can substitute specific ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2021
1 October 2021 price disclosure confirmed prices
13 September 2021 - Confirmed 1 October 2021 prices resulting from the 2021 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2021
PBAC Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend, deferrals and other matters) – May 2021 meeting
10 September 2021 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend, deferrals and other matters) from the May ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2021
Consumers to have more say on medicine access issues
7 September 2021 - Consumer involvement in Australia’s medicines choices has been further strengthened under a new strategic agreement Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2021
MSD Australia endorses new medicines strategic agreement
8 September 2021 - MSD Australia has today welcomed the signing of a new Medicines Strategic Agreement between Medicines Australia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2021
Landmark new medicines agreements to bring significant benefits for Australian patients
7 September 2021 - Australians will have more affordable, improved and guaranteed access to medicines under landmark long-term strategic agreements between ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2021
New strategic agreements with the medicines industry
7 September 2021 - The Australian Government has entered into new strategic agreements with Medicines Australia and the Generic and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2021
Leap forward for patients accessing medicines
7 September 2021 - Medicines Australia has secured a 5 year strategic agreement with the Federal Government, centered on earlier ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2021
Four million Pfizer doses arrive to super-charge vaccine roll out
6 September 2021 - Four million extra Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) vaccine doses will begin arriving in Australia in days following a historic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2021
New treatment option for schizophrenia Reagila listed on PBS
6 September 2021 - Adults living with schizophrenia will have access to a new treatment option with Reagila (cariprazine), reimbursed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2021
Updated agenda for the November 2021 PBAC meeting
2 September 2021 - The agenda for the November 2021 PBAC meeting has been updated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2021
Price relief as epilepsy drug PBS listed
1 September 2021 - Australian epilepsy sufferers will now be reimbursed for a drug that reduces uncontrolled seizures, as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2021
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 September 2021 update
1 September 2021 - The September 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2021
Australia is ending its zero-covid strategy
28 August 2021 - “This is not a sustainable way to live in this country,” declared Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister, ...