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Like Medicare, the PBS urgently needs overhauling – for all our sakes
10 February 2023 - Trent Zimmerman says it would be a mistake for Australia to narrow its health reform agenda ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Feb 2023
AMA calls for two months of medicines to be dispensed from a single script
12 February 2023 - The Federal Government must show leadership and implement the recommendations of the independent PBAC to increase the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2023
Updates from the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee (February 2023)
10 February 2023 - The Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee met on 27 January 2023. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2023
All adults now eligible for a 2023 COVID-19 booster dose
8 February 2023 - The Australian Government has accepted advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation that all adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2023
Changes to HPV vaccine dose schedule for young Australians
6 February 2023 - From 6 February 2023 the human papillomavirus vaccine schedule will become a single dose schedule. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2023
Improved access to PBS medicines for pulmonary arterial hypertension
3 February 2023 - Access to pulmonary arterial hypertension PBS medicines has further improved as an outcome of the post-market review ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
New Parkinson's disease treatment added to PBS
1 February 2023 - From 1 February, Australians with Parkinson’s disease will have access to a new medicine on the PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2023
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2023
1 February 2023 - The February 2023 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2023
Call for Enhertu to be registered on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
31 January 2023 - Sarah Lee has been forced to use her super and life insurance to pay for the treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2023
Government must place a higher value on vaccines and medicines that deliver long term benefits
30 January 2023 - Medicines Australia has used its budget submission to remind Government of its commitment to lower Australia’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2023
Recommendations made by the PBAC – December 2022 intracycle meeting
27 January 2023 - Recommendations made by the PBAC in December 2022 relating to the listing of drugs on the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2023
Mum's push for cystic fibrosis treatment to be subsidised for children under 12
23 January 2023 - Mila was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis aged just one, after experiencing lung failure in hospital, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2023
Consultation on the revised PBS post-market review framework – publication of responses
20 January 2023 - Consultation on a revised draft of the PBS post-market review framework was open from 20 October ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2023
Public Summary Documents – September 2022 PBAC meeting
13 January 2023 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the September 2022 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2023
Updated agenda for the March 2023 PBAC meeting
4 January 2023 - The agenda for the March 2023 PBAC meeting has been updated. ...