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Changes to cost recovery arrangements from 1 August 2022
1 August 2022 - PBS cost recovery fees and charges have now been updated with the fees that will apply ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2022
Changes to PBS listing of hydromorphone oral solution
1 August 2022 - Changes to the PBS listing of hydromorphone hydrochloride 1 mg/mL oral solution (473 mL) are being ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2022
PBS listings will help people with spinal muscular atrophy, schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis
1 August 2022 - From today, Australians will have access to new and updated PBS listings, including a new spinal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2022
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 August 2022
1 August 2022 - The August 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – patient savings
29 July 2022 - Indicative brand price reductions and patient savings resulting from the 2022 October Cycle of Price Disclosure have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2022
Is private health insurance worth it? More people say yes
28 July 2022 - Amid rising interest rates and warnings of an economic slowdown, more Australians are turning to private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2022
Agenda for the November 2022 PBAC meeting
27 July 2022 - The agenda for the November 2022 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2022
Importing medicines from overseas: guidance needed
25 July 2022 - If a doctor is aware that an expensive medicine their patient desperately needs is available from a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2022
New campaign to promote COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments
22 July 2022 - The Australian Government today launched a new advertising campaign to encourage eligible Australians to access life-saving COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2022
‘Increasing problem’: Australia facing shortages of more than 320 medicines
21 July 2022 - More than 320 items are becoming hard to find as Australia faces increasing shortages in a crucial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2022
Medicine affordability hardships bite for Australians as cost of living pressures build
18 July 2022 - Izzy Sheppard feels like they are constantly treading water to stay on top of medical expenses. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2022
Prescription medication prices to rise
15 July 2022 - The price of nearly 900 prescription medications will rise by as much as $7 on October ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2022
PBAC Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) – March 2022 meeting
15 July 2022 - The Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) from the March 2022 PBAC meeting are now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2022
Chief Medical Officer’s statement on standard of care on COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments in residential aged care facilities
15 July 2022 - A statement from Professor Paul Kelly, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, about the standard of care on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2022
Drug Utilisation SubCommittee outcome statement
8 July 2022 - The outcome statement from the June 2022 DUSC meeting is now available. ...