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Cheaper medicines with twice as many medicines now available for a 60 day prescription
3 March 2024 - The Albanese Government is making medicines cheaper by doubling the number of medicines now available for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2024
Australians with chronic heart failure benefit from cheaper medicines on the PBS
3 March 2024 - Australians with chronic heart failure now have access to cheaper medicines under the PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Mar 2024
Public Summary Documents – November 2023 PBAC meeting (round 1)
1 March 2024 - The Public Summary Documents (positive recommendations and subsequent decisions not to recommend) from the November 2023 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Mar 2024
More rare conditions considered for newborn bloodspot screening and new treatment option for spinal muscular atrophy
29 February 2024 - On Rare Disease Day, the Albanese Government has announced two more rare genetic conditions have been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Feb 2024
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 March 2024
1 March 2024 - The March 2024 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2024
Updates to the HTA review research and analysis papers collection: emerging health technologies
15 February 2024 - The draft paper 'Emerging Health Technologies' developed to support the deliberations of the HTA Review Reference ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2024
Updates to the HTA Review: consultation 2 survey
6 February 2024 - Access to the HTA Review Consultation 2 online survey is now available on the Office of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2024
Cheaper medicines for advanced melanoma and multiple sclerosis
5 February 2024 - From 1 February 2024, Australians with advanced melanoma and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis will have access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2024
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2024
1 February 2024 - The February 2024 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2024
2024 PBS post-market review framework
31 January 2024 - The 2024 post-market review framework is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2024
Updates to the HTA Review: options paper for Consultation 2 published
25 January 2024 - The Options paper for Consultation 2 is now available on the Office of Health Technology Assessment consultation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2024
Outcomes from the December 2023 PBAC intracycle meeting
25 January 2024 - The outcomes from the December 2023 PBAC intracycle meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2024
Australians save $250 million thanks to Albanese Government cheaper medicines
22 January 2024 - Australians have saved $250 million on cheaper medicines in 2023 thanks to the Albanese Government. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2024
Advanced melanoma treatment to be added to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
21 January 2024 - Treatment for advanced melanoma is set to become cheaper under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2024
Updates to the HTA Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee (18 January 2024)
18 January 2024 - Communiques for three HTA Review Reference Committee meetings held in December 2023 are now available. ...