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Rationing medicines by stealth with Government budget announcement
17 May 2018 - Big expectations from the Government today as it increases the pressure on PHARMAC to perform with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2018
Holistic approach to palliative care required for consumers and carers
22 May 2018 - Palliative Care Australia, Consumers Health Forum of Australia and Carers Australia released the Consensus Statement: Carer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2018
Okanagan MLA pushes province, drug company to provide compassionate coverage for pricey drug
22 May 2018 - It’s been more than four months since a Vernon woman with cystic fibrosis was forced to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2018
Give paediatric cancer sufferers the help they need
21 May 2018 - Her necklace has 650 beads, one for each medical procedure she has been through. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2018
Draft report for the post-market review of medicines for pulmonary arterial hypertension
21 May 2018 - The draft report for the post-market review of medicines for pulmonary arterial hypertension is available for public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2018
August 2018 PBAC special meeting - invitation for submissions open and background paper available
21 May 2018 - PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies: options for subsidy consideration for multiple cancer types. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2018
Flu vaccine supply shortfall triggered by unprecedented demand
21 May 2018 - An unprecedented increase in the number of people wanting flu vaccinations has caused a shortage in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2018
Botulinum toxin for spasticity: a case for change to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
21 May 2018 - Current permissible use of botulinum toxin in Australia does not match newer understandings of human impairment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2018
Students join push for lifesaving drug after young siblings both diagnosed with cystic fibrosis
20 May 2018 - For Liam, 10, and sister Grace, 9, writing a letter to Health Minister Greg Hunt was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2018
3L, 5L, What the L? A NICE conundrum
20 May 2018 - For many years, NICE has recommended use of the EQ-5D-3L and its value set for the UK. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2018
Doctors in Canada and US call for ‘fundamental reform’ on prescription drug prices
17 May 2018 - A new report written by doctors in Canada and the U.S. is calling for major reforms ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2018
This 12-year-old leukaemia survivor is fighting for equal access to medicine for all Canadians
17 May 2018 - Helena Kirk, a 12-year-old leukaemia survivor, helped spearhead a proposal to the Minister of Health with support ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2018
NICE backs Roche’s Tecentriq for pre-treated bladder cancer
17 May 2018 - Roche’s Tecentriq will be routinely available on the NHS in England and Wales to patients with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2018
Prescription for pharmacy talks: add consumers
17 May 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum will urge the government to ensure the next negotiations for the Community ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2018
Budget 2018: PHARMAC to buy all medicines for DHBs
17 May 2018 - People who need expensive PHARMAC funded drugs can access them regardless of their DHB's ability to ...