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Canada reaches health funding agreement with Saskatchewan
17 January 2017 - Canada's public healthcare system is a source of pride. The Government of Canada and the Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2017
Online calculator aims to help people decide if private health insurance is worth the cost
19 January 2017 - Consumer advocacy group Choice has launched an online calculator to help people decide whether to pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2017
Drug cost-saving plans may hit patients
19 January 2017 - Patients in England may face delays getting new drugs or go without them if NHS bosses ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2017
Generic Medicines Working Group – 1 December 2016
19 January 2017 - The communique for the Generic Medicines Working Group's 1 December meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2017
Agenda for 25 January 2017 meeting
18 January 2017 - HAS has posted the agenda for the next scheduled TC meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2017
Choice launches 'Do I need health insurance' to cut through advertising campaigns
19 January 2017 - Consumer advocates are urging young Australians not to let "fear-laden" health insurance advertisements pressure them into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2017
Health industry issues warning for Greg Hunt
18 January 2017 - Australian healthcare leaders have warned new health minister Greg Hunt of the challenges ahead, with concerns ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2017
Pharmaceutical industry financial ties linked to 'positive' outcomes in clinical trials for new drugs
18 January 2017 - A new study has found links between medical researchers' financial ties with pharmaceutical companies and "positive" ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2017
Patient advocacy groups should disclose pharma sponsors, say experts
18 January 2017 - Patient advocacy groups should be forced to declare their commercial funding, with a growing body of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
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 ...