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Stage 2 PBS process improvement information forum – webinar recording and resources available
24 September 2020 - On 21 September 2020, the department hosted a webinar to provide information to industry on the Stage ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2020
Revised opioids PBS listings from 1 October 2020
21 September 2020 - Commencing 1 October 2020, the PBS listings for opioid medicines will change. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2020
PBS process improvements – Stage 2 Fact Sheet
21 September 2020 - Pending Government decision, the implementation of Stage 2 PBS process improvements are expected to commence from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2020
Real world data for health technology assessment for reimbursement decisions in Asia: current landscape and a way forward
15 September 2020 - There is growing interest globally in using real world data and real-world evidence for health technology assessment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2020
'Burning liquid fire': sick Aussies endure agonising injections while painless drug is available overseas
17 September 2020 - Every fortnight, 10-year-old Ciera Ayer is forced to endure hours of agony when she is injected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2020
Simplified chemotherapy prescribing arrangements
16 September 2020 - The Department of Health has simplified the way PBS medicines can be prescribed for chemotherapy patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2020
Agenda for November 2020 PBAC meeting
13 September 2020 - The Department of Health has once revised the agenda for the upcoming November PBAC meeting without ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2020
Surrogate outcomes in health technology assessment: an international review of methodological guidelines
11 September 2020 - In the drive towards faster patient access to treatments, health technology assessment agencies are increasingly faced with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2020
NSW boy with severe eczema says he’s ‘tired’ of living with illness as family ask for drug to be subsidised
11 September 2020 - The family of a young NSW boy suffering from a severe skin condition will have to fork ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Biosimilar pegfilgrastim on the PBS - information for health professionals and patients
11 September 2020 - A biosimilar brand of pegfilgrastim (Pelgraz) was listed on the PBS on 1 August 2020. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Active ingredient prescribing
10 September 2020 - Active Ingredient Prescribing will ensure consumers receive consistent and standardised medicines information. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2020
What does it take for a HTA agency to accept a claim of clinical superiority?
10 September 2020 - The recently published PBAC Public Summary Document for AbbVie’s JAK inhibitor Rinvoq reveals a very interesting development. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2020
International reference pricing: discounts down under far surpass U.S. drug price concessions
1 September 2020 - At 30,000 feet, the view of Australia’s healthcare system does not look too different from our own ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
The mother of three on her last chance to beat blood cancer
2 September 2020 - Deb Sims knows she’s on her last chance to beat the blood cancer that has dogged ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2020
Update on the agenda for the November 2020 PBAC meeting
1 September 2020 - Less than one week in and the agenda for the next scheduled PBAC meeting has already been ...