Blog
RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2020
COVID-19 vaccine will be free of charge, 1 million inoculations set for January, French PM say
3 December 2020 - After the vaccination of an initial 1 million people in January an additional 14 million at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2020
PHARMAC inquiry: “nothing should be off the table”
4 December 2020 - Medicines New Zealand, the industry association representing companies involved in the research, development and manufacture of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Dec 2020
Proposal to widen access to rituximab for treatment of membranous nephropathy
4 December 2020 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to rituximab. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
Secukinumab in children with plaque psoriasis: study unsuitable for benefit assessment
3 December 2020 - Inappropriate treatment in the control arm makes fair comparison impossible. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
Fate of 250,000 diabetics in PHARMAC’s hands
3 December 2020 - This week, a small group of bureaucrats and health professionals will meet to agree on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
PHARMAC probe unlikely to examine commercial details - Little
3 December 2020 - Work has started on setting up an inquiry into PHARMAC but it's unlikely to have access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2020
IQWiG publishes 1,000th report
2 December 2020 - In the 16th year of its existence, IQWiG has published its 1,000th report: a dossier assessment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2020
PHARMAC boss to talk with Crohn’s sufferers protesting for drug funding
2 December 2020 - The head of the government's drug-buying agency says they would like to have the budget to fund ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2020
Britain becomes the first country to license a fully tested COVID-19 vaccine
1 December 2020 - Inoculations with the Pfizer-BioNTech jab could start in less than a week. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2020
Australia's 10 most commonly prescribed medicines revealed by PBS data
1 December 2020 - Australians continue to use statins more than any other prescription drug, with the two most common ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2020
Outraged patients to present petition with over 30,000 signatures to ask for funding for desperately needed medication
2 December 2020 - Sick of waiting for years for PHARMAC to fund standard, current therapy to treat their diseases, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2020
Innovative technology to detect abnormal heart rhythms recommended by NICE for NHS use while further data is collected
1 December 2020 - Zio ZT is the first assessment, via the NICE digital health technologies guidance development pilot project, to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2020
Now more than ever, the fight against HIV must continue
1 December 2020 - To mark World AIDS Day 2020 and support the ‘now more than ever’ theme, the Morrison Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2020
Canada to Trump: you can't take our prescription drugs
30 November 2020 - Canada is putting the kibosh on President Donald Trump's efforts to lower drug prices by importing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2020
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 December 2020 update
1 December 2020 - The December 2020 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...