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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
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 ...