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DoH updates agenda for March 2021 PBAC meeting
23 February 2021 - We are now up to version 5. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2021
Agenda for the March 2021 PBAC meeting
15 February 2021 - A revised agenda for the March 2021 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2021
Amendments to the process for reviewing and remaking positive PBAC listing recommendations that have not been accepted by applicants
15 February 2021 - In March 2020, the PBAC discussed a revised process for reviewing positive PBS listing recommendations that have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2021
Biosimilars: is interchangeability the proof of the pudding?
15 February 2021 - While apparently non‐inferior to originator biologics, other factors need to be considered before switching ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Small town pharmacies suffer in Federal Government reclassification funding and fear for COVID vaccine rollout
10 February 2021 - The only pharmacist in the Midwest town of Northampton says the rollout of vaccines in rural ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2021
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2021
1 February 2021 - The February 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2021
New PBS listing brings greater hope for Australians with pulmonary arterial hypertension
31 January 2021 - Australians with a rare, fatal heart condition will soon have subsidised access to a ground-breaking medicine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2021
Greater access to life-changing medicine for Australians with ADHD
30 January 2021 - On 1 February, the Government is expanding the listing of Vyvanse (lisdexamphetamine) to include patients who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2021
Recommendations made by the PBAC - December 2020 Intracycle meeting
29 January 2021 - The recommendations from the December 2020 PBAC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2021
2021 April price disclosure cycle – indicative prices
20 January 2021 - Indicative 1 April 2021 prices resulting from the 2021 April Cycle of Price Disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2021
PBAC Public Summary Documents (rejections/deferrals/other matters) - September 2020 intracycle meeting
15 January 2021 - The Public Summary Documents (rejections/deferrals/other matters) from the September 2020 PBAC untracycle meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2021
Insights from the outcomes from the November 2020 PBAC meeting
14 January 2021 - What distinguishes an 'outcome' from an 'other matter?" ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2021
Insights from the January 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits
12 January 2021 - The January 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits tells very different tales for two innovative ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2021
DoH publishes revised agenda for March 2021 PBAC meeting
11 January 2021 - The initial agenda was revised within 24 hours of publication on the PBS website. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2021
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 January 2021 update
1 January 2021 - The January 2021 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...