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Prescribing biosimilars
24 July 2018 - Slow adoption is costly. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Cystic fibrosis patients launch class-action suit over access to costly drug
24 July 2018 - A young Victoria woman with cystic fibrosis who fought to get coverage of a life-changing drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Millions to opt out of My Health Record as backlash builds
24 July 2018 - The number of Australians choosing to opt out of My Health Record could run into the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
My Health Record program will save lives, there’s no debate
24 July 2018 - Every Australian should be cautious about privacy but being fearful of doctors using information for personal gain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Assessing the value of innovative devices and diagnostics: the importance of clear and relevant claims of benefit
20 July 2018 - Large numbers of new medical devices and diagnostics are developed and health services need to identify which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Debunking the myths about a Canadian pharmacare program
24 July 2018 - A national pharmacare program may one day be a reality in Canada. Myths abound about how it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Tasmania to expand meningococcal vaccination program
24 July 2018 - Tasmania's meningococcal vaccination program will be extended in the wake of three cases of the deadly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
RFP - supply of recombinant factor VIII, recombinant factor IX and bypassing agents for the treatment of haemophilia
23 July 2018 - PHARMAC invites proposals for the supply of Recombinant Factor VIII, Recombinant Factor IX and bypassing agents (Recombinant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2018
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, ...