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Australian patients risk losing lifesaving medicines amid pharmaceutical subsidy crisis
20 June 2026 - Australian patients risk losing access to lifesaving medicines, with the nation “cleaved off” from global drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2026
Recommendations made by the PBAC – May 2026
19 June 2026 - Recommendations made by the PBAC in May 2026 relating to the listing of medicines on the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2026
Redesigned PBS website improves search functionality and medicine visibility
18 June 2026 - The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has launched a redesigned PBS website, featuring enhanced search functionality, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2026
Update from the PBAC (May 2026)
11 June 2026 - The PBAC held a one day intracycle meeting on 8 May 2026. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2026
Eli Lilly savages Australia’s health subsidies in its standoff over weight loss and diabetes drug
7 June 2026 - Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has delivered a scathing critique of Australia’s medicines subsidy process, saying the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2026
AstraZeneca pulls critical breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex from shelves
4 June 2026 - A life-saving breast cancer and endometriosis drug will be pulled from Australian shelves by a major ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2026
Global tensions with US President Donald Trump could threaten affordable medicines in Australia
2 June 2026 - Australia’s access to affordable medicines could be under threat from global tensions, with one woman forced to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2026
Cheaper medicines for people fighting leukaemia and migraines
3 June 2026 - The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians with types of leukaemia and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2026
Expanded listing to save leukaemia patients $35.5 million a year
1 June 2026 - Eligible patients with leukaemia will have access to $25 scripts for two new treatments following their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2026
Changes to PBS wholesale mark-up fees from 1 July 2026
22 May 2026 - A fact sheet on the new wholesale mark-up structure for PBS medicines supplied through community pharmacies is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2026
Pressure mounting to subsidise weight loss drugs
18 May 2026 - Two-thirds of Australian adults are overweight and many are at risk of heart failure. This plan could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2026
New medicines may be out of reach of PBS patients as Australia fails to adapt to ‘seismic market shifts’
18 May 2026 - Donald Trump’s medicines prices policy is causing global market disruption even as Australia’s broken approval processes leave ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2026
Update from the PBAC (April 2026)
7 May 2026 - The PBAC has published its April 2026 update. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2026
Update to agenda for the July 2026 PBAC meeting (8 May 2026)
8 May 2026 - The agenda for the July 2026 PBAC meeting has now been updated. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2026
Expert says treatment relieves children's suffering and saves hospital resources
5 May 2026 - The family of an eight year old Sunshine Coast girl is petitioning the federal government to ...