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Why do new medicines cost so much, and what can we do about it?
9 April 2018 - The cost of new drugs is putting increasing pressure on people in both rich and poor countries. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Apr 2018
NICE u-turn sees Roche’s Tecentriq backed for lung cancer
9 April 2018 - Roche starts the week on a positive note with a NICE recommendation after two rejections from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Apr 2018
Proposal to remove the funding restrictions for candesartan
9 April 2018 - Following assessment of bids in PHARMAC’s 2017/18 annual Invitation to Tender, PHARMAC is proposing to remove ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2018
New drugs: patients are needlessly waiting 15 months too long
5 April 2018 - Regulatory obstacles entail an additional delay of 15 months on average between the moment when a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2018
Roche cops another rejection from NICE
6 April 2018 - Second rebuttal from NICE in as many days. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2018
The cost of cancer to Australia's economy
7 April 2018 - When breast cancer survivor Margie Foumakis was told she couldn’t come back to work part-time after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2018
New drugs: patient hope or harm?
26 March 2018 - Debate on whether new drugs are too expensive for the NHS continues to rage, and contradictory ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2018
NICE set to reject Roche's Ocrevus (ocrelizumab)
5 April 2018 - NICE has published an appraisal consultation document for ocrelizumab for the treatment of patients with relapsing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2018
Woman with brain tumour wants natural therapies subsidised by PHARMAC
5 April 2018 - In October 2015, Tanya Filia was told she wouldn't make Christmas due to a growing brain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2018
Proposal to list mercaptopurine oral suspension
5 April 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list mercaptopurine oral solution (Allmercap) 20 mg/mL from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
What should and shouldn’t be covered by Medicare?
3 April 2018 - When you or a family member falls gravely ill or suffers a serious injury, the learning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
Prices of generic prescription drugs fall by 25-40%
3 April 2018 - Lower prices expected to save public drug plans up to $3 billion over next 5 years. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
Patients grappling with $10,000 out-of-pocket medical bills, survey reveals
5 April 2018 - For 30 years, Tracey Barnett and her husband Jim have paid thousands of dollars each year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
Perth dad’s desperate bid to fund $100k life-saving drug for son
3 April 2018 - Exhausted, weak and sick all the time. That's how Perth teenager Trent Gibbons has spent the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2018
Political battle over private health insurance rebate heats up
3 April 2018 - The Labor opposition has said it would only remove the private health insurance rebate - an ...