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PHARMAC epilepsy drug process questions
10 January 2020 - There are many unanswered questions about PHARMAC's decision to fund only one brand of the epilepsy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jan 2020
Failing mental and dental health resources driving hospital congestion
10 January 2020 - A critical shortage of mental health beds and unaffordable dental services are prompting increasing numbers of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jan 2020
PBS – 2019 in review
9 January 2020 - 16 'real world' new medicines were listed on the PBS in 2019. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2020
Hospital overload ‘fuelled by GP rebate’
9 January 2020 - The Medicare rebate for GP consultations is too low, prompting tens of thousands of people each ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2020
PBAC – 2019 in review
8 January 2020 - The PBAC considered 188 submissions in 2019. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2020
Public hospital system being stretched to the limit
7 January 2020 - The nation’s public hospitals are “stretched to the max” and are beginning to buckle under the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2020
As Brexit nears, fears of an NHS sell-out resurface
6 January 2020 - In the lead up to December’s general election in Britain one of the main campaign issues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2020
Summary of submissions and outcomes from the November 2019 PBAC meeting
7 January 2020 - Analysis and insights from the November 2019 PBAC meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2020
Analysis of the agenda for the March 2020 PBAC meeting
6 January 2020 - The PBAC is set to consider 45 submissions (20 major & 25 minor) at its next scheduled ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2020
Canadian parents of babies with rare deadly disease look to Novartis treatment lottery
5 January 2020 - Canadian babies with a rare and often fatal muscle-wasting disease may soon have access to a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2020
PBAC goes PC
20 December 2019 - PBAC responds to a minor submission from National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2020
New hope for breast cancer patients with key drug added to PBS
6 January 2020 - Australians living with advanced breast cancer now have access to an important new treatment option, with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2020
'The public deserves to know why' - National intensifies calls for inquiry into PHARMAC after fifth death linked to epilepsy drug Logem
2 January 2020 - The National Party has intensified its call for a ministerial inquiry into PHARMAC's decision to switch ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2020
Dunedin couple towing coffin to Parliament in bid to double PHARMAC budget
3 January 2020 - A Dunedin couple is towing a coffin behind a tandem bike to Parliament in a call ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2020
New drug added to PBS can double life expectancy for breast cancer
5 January 2020 - A new drug that can slow the progression of advanced breast cancer has been added to the ...