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January 2016 SMC decisions news release
11 January 2016 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium, which reviews newly licensed medicines, has today published advice accepting five new medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2016
CADTH publishes its final report on interventions for the management of symptomatic uterine fibroids
8 January 2016 - This systematic review addresses the effectiveness and safety of five uterine-preserving interventions available in Canada to alleviate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2016
Additional outcome from the November 2015 PBAC meeting
7 January 2016 - The PBAC decided not to recommend pirfenidone for PBS listing for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2016
CADTH calls for patient input on submissions requesting advice on recent recommendations for new hepatitis C medicines
6 January 2016 - CADTH has received submissions requesting advice for Sovaldi, Harvoni, Holkira Pak & Daklinza. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2016
PBAC rebukes Amgen for lodging early submission for Repatha under TGA-PBAC parallel process
6 January 2016 - The PBAC noted that the intent of the submission was to initiate a dialogue rather than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2016
IQWIG Autumn Symposium 2015: presentations now online
5 January 2016 - Real world data: a gain for benefit assessments? This question was the focus of the Autumn Symposium ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2016
Final CADTH reports on drugs for chronic hepatitis C infection
5 January 2016 - CADTH updated its previous therapeutic review examining the clinical and economic impact of new and existing drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2016
CADTH calls for patient input on a submission from Gilead on new combination treatment for patients with HIV infection
4 January 2016 - CADTH has received the following notice of a pending submission from Gilead for emtricitabine with tenofovir ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2016
NICE public board meeting and NICE question time – Salisbury
4 January 2016 - Every two months the NICE Board holds its meeting in a different venue; moving from region to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2016
CADTH calls for patient input on a resubmission from BioMarin for Kuvan
4 January 2016 - CADTH has received notice of a pending submission from BioMarin for sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan) for use by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2016
Expanded PBS Safety Net early supply arrangements apply from 1 January 2016
4 January 2016 - Measures announced as part of the PBS Access and Sustainability package include expanding Safety Net early supply ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2016
Guild asks PBAC to review PBS de-listings
30 December 2015 - The Pharmacy Guild has written to the PBAC asking for a review of the de-listing from the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2016
Discount PBS prescriptions start today
1 January 2016 - Today marks the start of landmark competition reforms in the medicines sector, whereby pharmacists are able to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Dec 2015
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 January 2016 update
31 December 2015 - The first issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule for 2016 sees the listing of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Dec 2015
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 January 2016 update
31 December 2015 - The first issue of the Schedule for the new year sees the listing of two Roche ...