Government to continue Inborn Error of Metabolism Programme

Over the past month I have been speaking with patients, parents, representatives and my parliamentary colleagues about the Inborn Error ...

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Public consultation on LSDP review issues paper closed

The public submission process for the post-market review of the Life Saving Drugs Programme (LSDP review) issues paper is now ...

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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme prescription prices for 2014

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Anger as life-saving drugs stuck in federal bureaucratic limbo

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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme a national treasure: MA Chairman

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Government puts new cancer drug on PBS

About 150 Australians with a rare life threatening lung cancer have been given a major boost today, with the government ...

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Ron Walker survived skin cancer, now other Australians can get the wonder drug that saved him

Ron Walker describes himself as “the luckiest guy to ever walk the planet’’ after surviving skin cancer with the help of ...

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Commission of Audit must look forward on PBS

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Saving Ashley: What price a life?

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Antiviral drug stockpile a waste of money, says study

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Medical implant reform could save private patients millions

Applied and the insurers reckon the cost of private medicine could be reduced by a billion dollars over four years ...

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PBAC minutes for the Managed Access Program framework - March 2015

The PBAC reviewed the 'Draft Framework for the Managed Access Programme for submissions to the PBAC' that was prepared by ...

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Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline leaning on the taxpayer

They may get humungous subsidies from Australian taxpayers, they may fork out a mere skerrick of tax in Australia themselves, ...

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Meningococcal disease survivors want Bexsero listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

South Australian survivors of a devastating strain of meningococcal have united to call for a life-saving but expensive vaccine to ...

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Relevant additions and changes from the 1 February 2014 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits have been added to MAESTrO Australia

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