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Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 October 2022
1 October 2022 - The October 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2022
Patients will pay less for critical medicines including ‘miracle’ cancer drug
26 September 2022 - Australians will have cheaper access to medicines for migraines, arthritis, bipolar, stomach ulcers and several cancers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2022
Australians have access to more affordable and life changing medicines on PBS
26 September 2022 - From 1 October 2022, Australians will pay less at the pharmacy for new and updated medicines on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2022
National Medicines Policy draft strides ahead but still room for improvement
26 September 2022 - Stakeholders have until tomorrow night to submit their feedback on the refreshed National Medicines Policy that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2022
13 million Novavax doses due to expire as Australians stick to mRNA boosters
21 September 2022 - Novavax COVID vaccines procured by the federal government in the hopes of convincing hesitant Australians to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2022
Insurer to return $40 million in health care claims to 600,000 Aussies
20 September 2022 - Health insurance company nib is returning $40 million in health care claims to more than 600,000 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – confirmed prices and patient savings reports
19 September 2022 - Confirmed prices reports for brands to be reduced on 1 October 2022 have now been published on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2022
Has there actually been early resolution for early resolution resubmissions?
15 September 2022 - Following on from this week's article on early re-entry resubmissions, today we took a close look ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2022
Australia's first bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to join rollout
12 September 2022 - The Australian Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2022
Your money or your life? Cancer’s crushing cost
10 September 2022 - The first thing many cancer patients see when they arrive at the oncology ward is the EFTPOS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2022
Rare cancer sufferers fight to get drugs on PBS
9 September 2022 - People with rare cancers are being forced to sell their homes, raid their superannuation and fundraise ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2022
PBAC Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) - May 2022 meeting
9 September 2022 - The Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) from the May 2022 PBAC meeting are now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2022
Large scale population based surveys linked to administrative health databases as a source of data on health utilities in Australia
8 September 2022 - It is ideal that modelling studies apply health utility values that are compatible, derived using common methods, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2022
Cheaper scripts for millions
7 September 2022 - For the first time in its 75 year history, the maximum cost of general scripts under ...