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Elective surgery surge for private patients in public hospitals
6 December 2017 - The number of privately insured patients having elective surgery in public hospitals is rising faster than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2017
Product familiarisation programs
5 December 2017 - Product familiarisation programs (sometimes also called ‘patient familiarisation programs’) are provided by pharmaceutical companies and are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2017
Meningococcal W death prompts vaccination update plea
4 December 2017 - Health advocates have called on the Federal Government to update its vaccination schedule to include protection ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2017
Public Summary Documents - August 2017 PBAC meeting
1 December 2017 - The public summary document for etanercept from the August 2017 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2017
Continuing to make new medicines affordable for Australians
1 December 2017 - A new medicine to treat soft tissue sarcoma will be available through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, giving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 December 2017 update
1 December 2017 - The December 2017 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
Reducing the waste in the massive health care system
30 November 2017 - Lorica Health's CEO Paul Nicolarakis says the health analytics company is helping the industry and government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
Prioritise investment in the PBS to improve access to all cancer medicines
30 November 2017 - Medicines Australia response to the Senate Select Committee report “Funding for Research into Cancers with Low ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
Which biosimilar medicines are available in Australia?
30 November 2017 - Information is available on the Department of Health website setting out the biosimilar brands of medicines which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2017
We don’t need to change how we subsidise ‘breakthrough’ cancer treatments
27 November 2017 - New therapies that arm the immune system to fight cancer, such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Yervoy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2017
Is the public health system so good you don’t actually need private insurance?
26 November 2017 - Save your money and don’t bother with private health insurance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2017
'Are you scared of dying, dad?': the constant uncertainty of immunotherapy
22 November 2017 - An intense feeling of foreboding would seize Ian Cant every three months. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2017
Chemotherapy compounder ID mandatory within PBS claims from 1 December 2017
22 November 2017 - From 1 December 2017, approved suppliers (approved pharmacists, approved medical practitioners and approved public and private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2017
New 'powerful' cancer website for doctors
22 November 2017 - Quality national data on cancer in Australia is now available to clinicians via the National Cancer Control ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2017
Mum fights to get drug on PBS
21 November 2017 - A Bunbury mother of three has been recognised for her work in raising awareness of cystic ...