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Proposed PMPRB changes could limit Canada’s access to new drugs
20 July 2018 - While the federal government’s proposed amendments to Canada’s patented medicines regulations are aimed at reducing the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2018
'We desperately need this data': NIB boss wants members' digital health records
21 July 2018 - NIB chief executive Mark Fitzgibbon is hoping the private health insurance fund can get permission from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2018
Tasmanian pharmacies facing deluge of demand for meningococcal vaccines
23 July 2018 - Tasmanian pharmacies say demand for meningococcal vaccines has soared with stocks of one vaccine, approved for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2018
The man who should be four years dead
23 July 2018 - John Ashton had always wanted to see Cape Reinga. When he found out his time was running ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
Orkambi: drug's maker says NHS 'undervalues' patient lives
20 July 2018 - NICE has ruled the price of the drug is too high, but the firm that makes it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
NICE backs radionuclide therapy for some neuroendocrine tumours
20 July 2018 - A price cut has secured NHS funding for Advanced Accelerator Applications’ Lutathera as a treatment for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
Meningococcal B vaccine to be added to immunisation scheme if experts recommend it
18 July 2018 - Meningococcal B vaccine will be added to the national vaccination program if medical experts recommend it, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
Proposal to fund a pangenotypic hepatitis C treatment - glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (Maviret)
20 July 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to fund a pangenotypic treatment for chronic hepatitis C ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
Malcolm Turnbull defends insurers’ access to health records
20 July 2018 - Malcolm Turnbull has defended the right of insurance companies to access Australians’ health records, amid privacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2018
Don’t let opt out debate shroud potential benefits of My Health Record
19 July 2018 - Australians should not lose sight of the great potential benefits of the My Health Record in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2018
New Zealand to expand PHARMAC to the Pacific
19 July 2018 - New Zealand is looking at opening up access to its drug buying agency PHARMAC to five Pacific ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2018
Vertex mulls over NHS England’s offer for CF drugs
18 July 2018 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals is considering a final offer from NHS England on funding for its cystic fibrosis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
Private health insurance rankings to give consumers more information about coverage and benchmarks
16b July 2018 - Private health insurance premiums will be ranked in a bid to help consumers figure out exactly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
U.K. health officials make a counteroffer to Vertex for its pricey cystic fibrosis drugs
17 July 2018 - Seeking to break a stalemate over pricey cystic fibrosis drugs, the U.K.’s National Health Service has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
My Health Record: confusion as some Australians shocked they already have one
18 July 2018 - Wes Mountain in Melbourne said he tried to opt out of My Health Record on Monday, ...