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Have your say on the framework for consumer engagement in HTA
29 April 2026 - We are developing a framework that sets out guiding principles, focus areas and actions to support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2026
Draft 2026-27 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP
30 April 2026 - Consultation on the draft 2026-27 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for listing medicines on the Pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2026
Broken PBS system behind failure to list Mounjaro for type 2 diabetics, according to Medicines Australia
28 April 2026 - Hundreds of thousands of Australians with diabetes will continue paying thousands of dollars a year for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2026
Price feud over Mounjaro denies Australians access to cheaper diabetes and weight loss drug
24 April 2026 - Hundreds of thousands of Australians with type 2 diabetes mellitus could miss out on access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2026
Calls for $1 million gel to be available in Oz to fight rare genetic disease
26 April 2026 - A little boy suffering a rare disease that leaves the skin as delicate as butterfly wings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
‘Unviable’: 450,000 Australians to miss out on subsidised weight loss drug
24 April 2026 - An estimated 450,000 Australians will miss out on discounted weight loss medication after pharmaceutical giant Eli ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
Drug company Lilly refuses to list Mounjaro on PBS, says price too low
24 April 2026 - Drug company Eli Lilly has refused to place Mounjaro on the PBS despite the regulator recommending ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
‘Diffficult to see’ Mounjaro funded for weight loss, says pharma as diabetes stoush erupts
25 April 2026 - The weight loss drug has finally been recommended for public funding for those with diabetes, but manufacturers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
Public summary documents – December 2025 PBAC meeting
24 April 2026 - The Public summary documents from the December 2025 PBAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2026
Recommendations made by the PBAC – March 2026
24 April 2026 - Recommendations made by the PBAC in March 2026 relating to the listing of medicines on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2026
Southern NSW family's push for affordable eczema medication so kids can have a normal childhood
22 April 2026 - Playing rugby league with his friends is one of Tanner Hosie's favourite things to do, but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2026
PBS reform critical to accessing medical breakthroughs
20 April 2026 - We are witnessing an extraordinary medical revolution. Advances that once belonged in science fiction, like regenerative ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2026
Free RSV vaccine for older Australians
19 April 2026 - The Albanese Government is introducing free Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccinations for older Australians to ensure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2026
The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with lung or bladder cancer to pay less for new and expanded PBS medicines
16 April 2026 - The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with lung or bladder ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2026
Teenager with debilitating illness fights for affordable life-changing medication
13 April 2026 - Brave South Australian teenager Mia McCarthy feels she’s one of “the lucky ones”, despite living with ...