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Reducing the cost of medicines through new PBS listings
1 August 2021 - From August 1, the Australian Government is listing a number of new medicines on the PBS to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2021
Muscular atrophy, cholesterol and migraine medications added to PBS
1 August 2021 - Australians living with chronic health conditions will save up to $123,000 per year with the addition ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
New migraine, spinal muscular atrophy drugs on PBS ease financial pain
1 August 2021 - New drugs for spinal muscular atrophy, migraine and high cholesterol are being added to the pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 August 2021
1 August 2021 - The August 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2021
2021 October price disclosure cycle – indicative prices
30 August 2021 - Indicative 1 October 2021 prices resulting from the 2021 October Cycle of Price Disclosure have now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2021
Announcement of the National Medicines Policy Review Committee and Terms of Reference
30 August 2021 - The Minister for Health has established an Expert Advisory Committee to lead the Review of the National ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2021
Agenda for the November 2021 PBAC meeting
28 July 2021 - The agenda for the November 2021 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2021
Landmark PBS listing for Australians with bowel cancer
20 July 2021 - The Australian Government is providing access to a new treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2021
PBAC Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) – March 2021 meeting
16 July 2021 - The Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) from the March 2021 PBAC meeting are now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2021
Wesfarmers lobs $687 million takeover of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries
12 July 2021 - Wesfarmers has lobbed a $687 million takeover of Priceline owner API. But don’t expect pharmacies to pop ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2021
Frustrated cystic fibrosis patients await PBS subsidy to 'life changing' drug
9 July 2021 - In the days after Queensland mother Ella Sawyer gave birth, her baby daughter Evie didn't gain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2021
Change to PBS Closing the Gap program sees Aboriginal patients inadvertently charged more for medication
7 July 2021 - On NAIDOC week, some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients have been forced to pay more for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2021
DoH publishes revised agenda for July 2021 PBAC meeting
6 July 2021 - Agenda revised on the eve of next scheduled meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2021
PBAC Public Summary Document for risdiplam – March 2021 meeting
5 July 2021 - The Public Summary Document for risdiplam from the March 2021 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2021
PBAC Public Summary Documents – March 2021 meeting
2 July 2021 - The Public Summary Documents (positive recommendations and subsequent decisions not to recommend) from the March 2021 PBAC ...