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Strengthening Medicare: cheaper medicines to get even cheaper
20 March 2025 - The Albanese Labor Government is making cheaper medicines even cheaper – with a script to cost ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2025
PBS medication to cost no more than $25 under Labor re-election pitch
19 March 2025 - Australians are set to save a combined $200 million a year under the plan, which will cost ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2025
Australians benefit from freeze to maximum cost of PBS medicines
20 January 2025 - The Australian Government has launched an advertising campaign to raise awareness about a freeze on the maximum ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2024
New agreement to ensure medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves
19 December 2024 - The Australian Government is ensuring medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves across Australia, through a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2024
Securing supply of PrEP
1 October 2024 - The Australian Government is ensuring thousands of Australians, with or at risk of contracting HIV, are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2024
Australians save over half a billion dollars on cheaper medicines
1 September 2024 - Thanks to the Albanese Labor Government Australians have saved over half a billion dollars ($525 million) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2024
New pharmacy agreement delivers cheaper medicines
3 June 2024 - The Albanese Government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed the eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2024
Securing cheaper medicines and improved patient outcomes through 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement
14 March 2024 - The Albanese Government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia have reached a Heads of Agreement for an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2024
Cheaper medicines with twice as many medicines now available for a 60 day prescription
3 March 2024 - The Albanese Government is making medicines cheaper by doubling the number of medicines now available for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2023
Hormone replacement therapy patch shortages are having a big impact on the women who need them
4 November 2023 - Women are being thrust back into the most severe stages of menopause amid long-running national shortages of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2023
Fresh hope over discontinued painkiller but patients fear replacement doses are 'useless'
27 October 2023 - Patients with terminal illnesses and painful chronic conditions have been offered hope thanks to a deal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2023
Pharmacy Guild suspends campaign as 60 day dispensing begins
1 September 2023 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has agreed to suspend its campaign against 60 day dispensing after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2023
Medicine costs to halve after Labor wins 60 day dispensing vote
10 August 2023 - More than six million Australians will have the cost of their medicines halved within weeks as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2023
Senate showdown on 60 day dispensing
9 August 2023 - Health Minister Mark Butler has accused the Coalition and Pharmacy Guild of Australia of wanting to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2023
PBS subsidy arrangements for insulin degludec and insulin aspart
7 July 2023 - The Department of Health and Aged Care has made amendments to the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist ...