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This immunotherapy drug helped me beat cancer - instead of $229k it now costs $31
8 March 2025 - When she was just 26-years-old, Bianca Tesoriero’s life changed in an instant, following a visit to her ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2025
Public Summary Documents – November 2024 PBAC meeting
7 March 2025 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the November 2024 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2025
Obesity management needs medications on PBS: RACGP
4 March 2025 - The college’s new obesity position statement calls for extra funding to treat the complex condition and for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2025
Cushing’s disease: drug added to PBS
2 March 2025 - Australians suffering from the debilitating condition Cushing’s disease have scored a huge win after a vital ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2025
Unravelling the association between uncertainties in model-based economic analysis and funding recommendations of medicines in Australia
14 February 2025 - Health technology assessment is used extensively by the PBAC to inform medicine funding recommendations in Australia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2025
Big pharma steps up push for taxpayer-funded weight loss drugs
9 February 2025 - Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have asked the federal government to list their blockbuster weight-loss drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2025
Albanese Labor Government strengthening Medicare with over $500 million for women's health
9 February 2025 - The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Public consultation: draft 2025-26 cost recovery implementation statement for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP
31 January 2025 - Consultation on the draft 2025-26 cost recovery implementation statement for listing medicines on the PBS and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Cheaper medicine for lung cancer patients
2 February 2025 - The Australian Government is listing Retevmo (selpercatinib) on the PBS for the first time to treat advanced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2025
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2025
1 February 2025 - The February 2025 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2025
Outcomes from the December 2024 PBAC meeting
31 January 2025 - Recommendations made by the PBAC in December 2024 relating to the listing of medicines on the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2025
Von Hippel-Lindau disease drug Welireg listed on PBS slashing cost by $11,000 a month for patients
28 January 2025 - The treatment for Simon Goodrich’s disease has been costing $12,000 a month, but there has been a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2025
Australians benefit from freeze to maximum cost of PBS medicines
20 January 2025 - The Australian Government has launched an advertising campaign to raise awareness about a freeze on the maximum ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2025
Protection against RSV for mums and bubs with free vaccine available from 3 February
19 January 2025 - From 3 February 2025, Australian mums and their newborn babies will have free access to the best ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2025
Price must be right to put obesity pill on the PBS
6 January 2025 - Whether to fully subsidise the new generation weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic for ...