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PBS Pharmaceuticals in Hospitals Review
20 May 2019 - The Department of Health completed the PBS Pharmaceuticals in Hospitals Review to better understand how PBS medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2019
Australians want cheaper medicines quicker
20 May 2019 - Just last week, an 18-year-old woman with a rare cancer was staring down the barrel of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2019
Health technology assessment challenges in oncology: 20 years of Value in Health
16 May 2019 - Oncology treatments have changed from chemotherapies to targeted therapies and more recently immuno-oncology. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2019
A $1 discount on prescription medicines is under threat
16 May 2019 - Australians are likely to pay more for prescription medicines no matter who wins the election on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2019
Analysis of sponsor hearings on PBAC decision making
14 May 2019 - Original research conducted by Melinda Flowers, Sean Lybrand and myself has been published on-line in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2019
Speed up cancer funding, ALP told
11 May 2019 - The head of Australian drug company Specialised Therapeutics, Carlo Montagner, has warned that Bill Shorten’s cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2019
PBS summary of changes for 1 June 2019
10 May 2019 - The Prime Minister has announced an 18 May 2019 federal election and as such, the Department ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2019
What do transformational shifts mean in terms of ultimate outcomes and ‘value’ of medicines?
9 May 2019 - Emerging ‘one-time’ curative therapies create important new options for patients living with difficult and incurable health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2019
Tens of millions in secret cuts to subsidised medicines
2 May 2019 - Patients who need medicines when they are discharged from hospital could be waiting around for hours ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Coalition promises cheaper medicines
2 May 2019 - The Coalition has promised more support for Australians with ongoing medicine needs, vowing to lower safety ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Today’s health debate should focus on ensuring the PBS is well funded and fit for the future
2 May 2019 - Medicines Australia urges the Minister for Health the Hon Greg Hunt MP and the Shadow Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
Agenda for the July 2019 PBAC meeting
1 May 2019 - The agenda for the July 2019 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2019
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 May 2019 update
1 May 2019 - The May 2019 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2019
Changes to proton pump inhibitor restriction level
30 April 2019 - The July 2018 PBAC recommendations under the proton pump inhibitor utilisation review included restriction level changes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2019
PD-L(1) checkpoint inhibitor stakeholder meeting outcome statement
12 April 2019 - The outcome statement for the PD-(L)1 checkpoint inhibitor stakeholder meeting held on 8 February 2019 , ...