Pfizer Australia Lipitor case dismissed

The Federal Court of Australia on Wednesday dismissed a case against the local arm of Pfizer Inc. that alleged the drug company ...

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Summary of 1 August 2014 price reductions

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Subsidy for cystic fibrosis Kalydeco approved by PBAC with conditions

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Post-market review of PBS medicines used to treat asthma in children

The report to PBAC on PBS medicines used to treat asthma in children has now been published on the asthma ...

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2000+ medicine prices to fall by up to 50%

Over 2000 brands of common medicines could be slashed in price for millions of Australians – some by as much ...

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Pharmacy lobby in conflict row over IT firm’s windfall

A struggling technology business backed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has reaped millions of dollars in government grants intended ...

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CHF expresses concern on biosimilars plan

At a meeting called by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, stakeholders expressed their concerns on the issue of substitution of ...

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Coalition quietly shelves $1.3b drugs initiative

The federal government is looking at alternative ways to reduce the number of free GP visits for Australians after Health ...

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PBAC DUSC meeting - June 2014

The minutes from the June 2014 DUSC meeting are now available on the PBS website. A link to the minutes ...

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Cancer patient in $16k hit to stay alive

A NSW leukaemia patient has told of his family's distress trying to raise $16,000 every three weeks for each dose ...

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Melanoma treatment among 50 new medicines added to PBS list

Fifty new and amended medicines have been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Health Minister Peter Dutton says it means ...
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Summary of the agenda for the PBAC July 2014 meeting

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NICE is moving onward according to Sir Michael Rawlins

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Australian Statistics on Medicines 2011

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New price cuts to medicines demonstrate PBS sustainability

“Price cuts to over 100 PBS-listed medicines will again deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in savings to Government, patients ...

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