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Drug Utilisation SubCommittee outcome statement
8 July 2022 - The outcome statement from the June 2022 DUSC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2022
Millions of Australians to gain access to COVID treatments
10 July 2022 - Eligibility for potentially lifesaving COVID-19 antiviral treatments will be widened from tomorrow, Monday 11 July. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2022
COVID-19 oral treatment eligibility expanded from 11 July 2022
10 July 2022 - From 11 July 2022, more Australians at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 will be able to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2022
PBAC recommendation for amendments to COVID-19 oral treatment restrictions
10 July 2022 - The PBAC recommended changes to the PBS eligibility criteria for both molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and nirmatrelvir and ritonavir ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2022
Doctors, pharmacists call for better support to prescribe anti-virals
8 July 2022 - Pandemic measures including home delivery of medicines and subsidised Telehealth appointments should be reinstated to allow ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2022
Expanded eligibility for fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose
7 July 2022 - An additional 7.4 million people will now be eligible to receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2022
Agenda for July 2022 PBAC meeting (version 3)
6 July 2022 - It is actually version 4. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – indicative prices
4 July 2022 - Indicative 1 October 2022 prices resulting from the 2022 October Cycle of Price Disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2022
DoH publishes revised agenda for next week's PBAC meeting
4 July 2022 - Apparently the webpage was last updated on 29 July 2022. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2022
Health Ministers and Health Chief Executives met today in Canberra to discuss priorities for the Australian health system
1 July 2022 - Health Ministers and Health Chief Executives met today in Canberra to discuss priorities for the Australian health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2022
New name for Department
1 July 2022 - The Department of Health is now called the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2022
Rare blood cancer drug Brukinsa to be listed for the first time on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
1 July 2022 - Graeme Anderson had just finished seven days of night shift when he first noticed something didn’t feel ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2022
Public Summary Documents – March 2022 PBAC meeting
1 July 2022 - The Public Summary Documents (positive recommendations and subsequent decisions not to recommend) from the March 2022 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2022
New PBS listings from 1 July 2022
1 July 2022 - Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) will list for the first time for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
PBS listing for ‘Australian success story’ blood cancer drug
1 July 2022 - A pill that removes the need for chemotherapy for some cancer sufferers has been put on ...