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How Pharmac stole my holiday
16 January 2017 - Earlier this month I went to the chemist and got a new prescription filled to take ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Breast cancer patients' distress at withdrawal of Kadcyla
16 January 2017 - Terminal breast cancer patients have spoken of their distress after learning that a life-extending drug they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
SMC - January 2017 decisions
16 January 2017 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting four new medicines for routine use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Pause on NICE’s cost recovery plans
16 January 2017 - Plans for NICE to recover the costs of its appraisals of drugs, medical devices and diagnostics, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Health minister vows to save Canadians 'billions' on drug prices
13 January 2017 - Analysis shows Canadians pay substantially more for pharmaceuticals made by Canadian company. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Rare public hearing highlights concerns over explosion of high-priced specialty drugs in Canada
16 January 2017 - Matt George remembers vividly how it felt to receive his first infusion of Soliris, a drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
‘Precision medicine’ promises new hope for cancer sufferers
17 January 2017 - A shift from mass to personalised medicine promises new hope for cancer sufferers and health authorities, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Health insurance premiums set to rise
16 January 2017 - Australian families could soon be forking out an extra $200 for private health cover as insurers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2017
Private health insurance nears crisis point as costs soar
14 January 2017 - Health insurance chiefs have warned that the issue of affordability is close to crisis point as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2017
Pharmacists get power to alter prescriptions under controversial trial
11 January 2017 - Pharmacists will have the power to alter prescriptions for patients with chronic conditions like asthma in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2017
Additional listings on the Pharmaceutical Schedule of a range of orthopaedic joint implants, additional CMF implants, associated products and bone cement with Stryker
12 January 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an amendment to the trauma, spine and CMF ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2017
NICE approves kidney cancer drug for NHS use
12 January 2017 - Patients with advanced kidney cancer will have routine NHS access to the drug everolimus following recommendations by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2017
Aussie pharmaceuticals whacked by Donald Trump
12 January 2017 - Australian health stocks took an early hit on the local market following US president elect Donald ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2017
NICE publishes final guidance on the use of Keytruda for non-small-cell lung cancer
11 January 2017 - The guidance relates to the use of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for treating PD-L1-positive non-small-cell lung cancer in adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2017
AbbVie withdraws submission for Venclexta
10 January 2017 - Abbvie was seeking funding for venetoclax when used as a treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic ...