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'More than my rent': NSW woman's $1000 a month fight for relief
3 September 2025 - Six years ago, Raphaella Kathryn Crosby could barely get out of bed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2025
DoH publishes revised agenda for September 2025 PBAC meeting (version 2)
2 September 2025 - The agenda for the September 2025 PBAC meeting has now been updated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2025
Cost of PBS scripts to be dropped to $25 from January 1 2026
2 September 2025 - Prescriptions listed on the PBS will be cut from $31.60 to $25 from January 1, 2026, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2025
Care for people with rare and less common cancers ‘delayed and fragmented’, new report reveals
1 September 2025 - A national survey of nearly 2,500 people affected by cancer has found those with a rare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2025
More cheaper medicines now available for Australians
1 September 2025 - From today, Australians with paediatric psoriasis, fibrodysplasia, asthma, cystic fibrosis and blood cancer now have access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2025
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 September 2025
1 September 2025 - The September 2025 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2025
Game changing asthma treatment for kids listed on PBS
29 August 2025 - A new antibody treatment for severe asthma in children is about to become significantly more affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2025
Public Summary Documents – May 2025 PBAC meeting
29 August 2025 - The Public Summary Documents (positive recommendations and subsequent decisions not to recommend) from the May 2025 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2025
Agenda for the September 2025 PBAC intracycle meeting
29 August 2025 - The agenda for the September 2025 PBAC intracycle meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2025
Bewildering PBAC decision a missed opportunity to ensure Australian cancer patients not left behind
23 August 2025 - MSD Australia & New Zealand is astonished that after eight years of dialogue and consideration, the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2025
Recommendations made the PBAC – July 2025
22 August 2025 - The recommendations from the July 2025 PBAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2025
Committee rejects application for medication Keytruda to be subsidised for Aussies with cancer
23 August 2025 - Australians with rare cancers like Natalie Willacy have just been handed a devastating hit, which could leave ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2025
Injectable form of Ocrevus for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis recommended for PBS listing
22 August 2025 - This new form of ocrelizumab is given as an injection under the skin (subcutaneously), takes a much ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2025
New Alzheimer’s drug rejected for PBS listing, leaving patients to pay up to $80k a year
23 August 2025 - New Alzheimer’s drug rejected for PBS listing, leaving patients to pay up to $80k/year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2025
DoH publishes revised agenda for November 2025 PBAC meeting (version 2)
20 August 2025 - The DoH has published a revised agenda for the November 2025 PBAC meeting. ...