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Call for access to improve quality of life for thyroid cancer survivors
2 February 2026 - A TGA approved drug that prevents kidney failure in thyroid cancer survivors remains inaccessible. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2026
Cheaper medicines to help men fight prostate cancer
1 February 2026 - From today, Australians with an aggressive form of prostate cancer will have access to cheaper medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2026
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2026
1 February 2026 - The February 2026 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2026
Cancer patients gain new hope as Keytruda treatment recommended for subsidy under PBS
31 January 2026 - Lifesaving treatment for cancers that now costs tens of thousands of dollars is set to be cut ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2026
Recommendations made by the PBAC – December 2025 intracycle meeting
30 January 2026 - The recommendations from the December 2025 PBAC intracycle meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2026
What role does equity play in Australia’s health technology assessment processes? A review of the PBAC recommendations regarding vaccines
23 January 2026 - The Australian PBAC makes recommendations to the government on the listing of vaccines on the National Immunisation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2026
Brain cancer survivor who finished year 12 hoping medication can get PBS listing
20 January 2026 - Julia Greig never thought her daughter would finish year 12 after she was diagnosed with brain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2026
Inside a clinic as Alzheimer’s patients and families gamble on controversial and costly new drugs
16 January 2026 - What price would you pay for the chance of just a little more quality time with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2026
PBS prescription medicines more affordable for Australians
13 January 2026 - The Australian Government has launched a new advertising campaign to raise awareness about changes to maximum patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2026
Affordable eczema drug Dupixent still out of reach for children
14 January 2026 - Children under 12 with severe eczema face $20,000 yearly costs for life changing treatment despite medical experts ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2026
Health Minister ‘committed’ to listing weight loss drugs on PBS
9 January 2026 - ‘It’s an equity issue as well as a health issue from my perspective.’ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2026
Stimulant meds for ADHD now fastest growing drug on PBS
11 January 2026 - A stimulant drug used to treat ADHD has become the fastest-growing script on the PBS, prompting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jan 2026
Agenda for the March 2026 PBAC meeting (9 January 2026)
9 January 2026 - The Department of Health has published an updated agenda for the March 2026 PBAC agenda (version ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2026
Cheaper medicines for children's inflammatory diseases, rare liver disease and multiple sclerosis
8 January 2026 - Australians living with a range of debilitating conditions including juvenile arthritis, rare liver disease and multiple ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2026
Family’s desperate plea as lifesaving cancer drug delayed by PBS bureaucracy
3 January 2026 - A $32,000 cancer treatment has given one man hope of seeing his children grow up, but PBS ...