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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
Australian Medical Association prescribes new regulator to save private health system
30 June 2022 - The Australian Medical Association is calling for a new regulator to oversee the private health system, ...
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
New strategic agreements with the medicines industry – PBS website updates
1 July 2022 - Amendments made by the National Health Amendment (Enhancing the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2021 give effect to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 July 2022
1 July 2022 - The July 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
Update to continued dispensing arrangements
30 June 2022 - From 1 July 2022, on-going continued dispensing arrangements have been expanded to include additional medicines groups to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
Price disclosure 2022 October cycle outcomes summary
24 June 2022 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2022 October Cycle has now been published on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Calls to expand access to oral COVID-19 drugs as expiry dates loom
23 June 2022 - Thousands of doses of expensive anti-viral drugs could be wasted if more Australians do not become ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2022
New $11 million winter vaccine communication campaign and availability of antivirals
22 June 2022 - The Australian Government today launched an $11 million six-week campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2022
Current issues in health technology assessment of cancer therapies: a survey of stakeholders and opinion leaders in Australia
17 June 2022 - The aim of this study was to find ways of bridging the gap in opinions concerning health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2022
Outcomes of the May 2022 PBAC intracycle meeting
17 June 2022 - The outcomes from the May 2022 PBAC meeting are now available. ...