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New treatment for heart failure to support thousands of Australian patients
20 December 2021 - From 1 January 2022, tens of thousands of Australians with symptomatic heart failure will have access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2021
Medicine agency recommends listing of life-saving drugs for Australian men with deadly forms of prostate cancer
17 December 2021 - Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia has welcomed recommendations by Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to list ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2021
Recommendations made by the PBAC - November 2021
17 December 2021 - The recommendations from the November 2021 PBAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2021
Price disclosure 2022 April cycle outcomes summary
10 December 2021 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2022 April Cycle has now been published ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2021
Biosimilar follitropin alfa on the PBS - information for health care professionals and patients
7 December 2021 - A biosimilar brand of follitropin alfa (Ovaleap) was listed on the PBS on 1 December 2021. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2021
PBS in review (2021)
5 December 2021 - We review the new medicines listed on the PBS in 2021. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2021
Agenda for the December 2021 PBAC intracycle meeting
3 December 2021 - The agenda for the December 2021 PBAC intracycle meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2021
Strengthening patient access to new medicines through new landmark Bill
2 December 2021 - Australians will see improved access to new and innovative medicines, vaccines and treatments as a landmark ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2021
DoH revises agenda for March 2022 PBAC meeting twice in one day!
2 December 2021 - Version 3 came and went quickly; the current version (version 4) makes no reference to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2021
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 December 2021
1 December 2021 - The December 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2021
New treatment for Australians with leukaemia
28 November 2021 - From 1 December 2021, Australians with acute myeloid leukaemia will have access to a new treatment option ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2021
Here we go again - version 2.0
26 November 2021 - The agenda for the March 2022 PBAC agenda has been revised within 48 hours of publication. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2021
Additional insights from the agenda for the March 2022 PBAC meeting
26 November 2021 - More insights from the MAESTrO Team. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2021
Insights from the agenda (version 1.0) for the March 2022 PBAC meeting
26 November 2021 - Some insights from the MAESTrO Team. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2021
Preparing for health care’s new frontier: Committee releases major report on reforming the process for new medicines and health technology
25 November 2021 - A new parliamentary report ‘The New Frontier: Delivering better health for all Australians’ is recommending significant ...