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Over-the-counter items recommended for de-listing or amendment from 1 January 2016
2 November 2015 - A number of over-the-counter products will delisted from the PBS on 1 January 2016 if the Minister ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2015
Public Summary Documents - July 2015 PBAC meeting
2 November 2015 - The Public Summary Documents from the July 2015 PBAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2015
Removal of originator brand data from the price disclosure calculation - worked example
2 November 2015 - The web page now includes a worked example for removing originator brand data from the price disclosure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2015
Post-market reviews of COPD medicines and ezetimibe - extension of public consultation on draft terms of reference
2 November 2015 - Consultation on the draft terms of reference for the post-market reviews of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2015
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 November 2015 update
1 November 2015 - Lurasidone hydrochloride (Latuda) and ponatinib hydrochloride (Iclusig) are now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2015
DUSC public release documents - June 2015 meeting
30 October 2015 - The public release documents from the utilisation analyses considered at the June 2015 DUSC meeting are available ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2015
Post-market reviews of medicines to treat COPD and ezetimibe
16 October 2015 - The public submission process for the post-market reviews of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medicines and ezetimibe are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2015
PBS biosimilar awareness - consultation on implementation
12 October 2015 - The Department of Health is seeking feedback on the Implementation Framework for the Biosimilars Awareness project. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2015
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 October 2015 update
1 October 2015 - The October 2015 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. The ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2015
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme becoming unsustainable, says Senate committee
18 September 2015 - A Senate committee has called on the government to undertake a comprehensive review of its system for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2015
Final budget outcome confirms PBS is sustainable
21 September 2015 - The release of the Final Budget Outcomes for 2014‑15 has revealed policy reforms are continuing to put ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2015
Response to consultation comments - price disclosure originator brand removal
21 September 2015 - A set of questions and answers in response to consultation comments on price disclosure originator brand removal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2015
Confusion over ongoing PBS supply of life-saving drug Soliris to treat rare condition
18 September 2015 - A sufferer of a rare and life-threatening condition has called for certainty over affordable access to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2015
Confirmed 1 October 2015 prices resulting from the 2015 October cycle of price disclosure
18 September 2015 - Confirmed 1 October 2015 prices resulting from the 2015 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2015
Health system ‘won’t fund’ dad’s $2,000 a week cancer treatment, despite free heart transplant
17 September 2015 - Vincert Keppler survived a heart transplant he received for free but now he has a rare cancer ...