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The cost of asthma medicines
3 April 2018 - Out-of-pocket cost is a major factor contributing to poor adherence to treatment, including in Australia where most ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2018
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 April 2018 update
1 April 2018 - The April 2018 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2018
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 April 2018
1 April 2018 - The April 2018 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2018
Guilty: Health Department breached privacy laws publishing data of 2.5 million people
29 March 2018 - The federal Department of Health "unintentionally" breached privacy laws when it published de-identified health records of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2018
Agenda for 4 April TC meeting
29 March 2018 - HAS has posted the agenda for the next scheduled TC meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2018
Decision to list eplerenone for the treatment of heart failure
29 March 2018 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce a decision to fund eplerenone (Inspra), subject to certain clinical criteria ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2018
Adjustment of application fees for CADTH pharmaceutical reviews
28 March 2018 - In February 2018, CADTH announced that beginning in April 2018 application fees for CADTH pharmaceutical reviews ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2018
Final NICE green light for Ipsen’s Cometriq
28 March 2018 - Ipsen’s Cometriq can now be routinely funded by the NHS to treat patients with medullary thyroid ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2018
Legislation to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable
28 March 2018 - Legislation has been introduced into Parliament to deliver a wide ranging package of reforms to make private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2018
Parents take battle for life saving drug to Parliament
28 March 2018 - Six-year-old Violet Rickard sometimes asks her mother if she’s going to die. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2018
Gene therapy: international regulatory and health technology assessment activities and reimbursement status
28 March 2018 - There is widespread variation in the definition of gene therapy used by international regulatory bodies and a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2018
Revamp national cancer, mental health groups, panel tells minister
27 March 2018 - Dramatic overhaul urged to role of Ottawa and its arm's-length organizations in health care. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2018
Health consumer choice drives better care
27 March 2018 - Giving people greater choice in human services including health would give consumers more control over their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2018
Proposal to fund aflibercept and rivaroxaban
27 March 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list aflibercept (Eylea) and rivaroxaban (Xarelto) through a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Young Canadians feeling the pinch of sky-high prescription drug prices
26 March 2018 - Use of Ontario’s public drug program has increased three fold since 2000, which suggests that young ...