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Somatropin for patients under 2 years with Prader-Willi Syndrome
14 December 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce that somatropin (human growth hormone) will be fully funded for patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2016
Provinces to receive health transfer details ahead of key meeting
13 December 2016 - The controversial shift to smaller hikes in federal health transfers will move closer to reality this ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2016
SA Health, University of Adelaide roll out meningococcal B vaccine trial
13 December 2016 - South Australian teenagers will be given free vaccines for meningococcal B as part of a "nation-leading" ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2016
Children of woman with rare disease ask Santa for 'mummy's medicine'
13 December 2016 - Two Kiwi children whose mother is fighting for life-saving treatment have asked Santa for "mummy's medicine" ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
Cholesterol drugs offer fresh hope in fight against Alzheimer's disease
13 December 2016 - Cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by millions of Australians might protect against Alzheimer's disease, a large study suggests. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
Scots miss out on breast cancer drug ‘withheld’ from NHS use
12 December 2016 - Scottish women will miss out on a drug that can shrink breast cancer tumours before surgery, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
Under 30s turning their backs on private health cover
13 December 2016 - Younger Australians are increasingly turning away from private health insurance, preferring to try their luck in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
SMC - December 2016 decisions
12 December 2016 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting a medicine used to treat advanced prostate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2016
Zostavax listed on the NIP
1 November 2016 - Zostavax has been approved to be placed on the NIP, to be provided free of charge ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2016
'Patients will die if they don't fix this': hospitals rationing, stockpiling first-line antibiotics amid drug shortage
11 December 2016 - A national shortage of three first line antibiotics is forcing hospitals to stockpile, ration and use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2016
Malcolm Turnbull in new funding fight with the powerful Pharmacy Guild
10 December 2016 - The country's powerful pharmacy lobby is threatening a damning public campaign against the Turnbull government if ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2016
Australians set to be slugged for skin cancer removal under Medicare changes
9 December 2016 - Patients may be facing huge bills to have a skin cancer removed under changes to Medicare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2016
When the price is right: drug costing and NICE approval
5 December 2016 - Price discounts are leading to a flurry of NICE approvals. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2016
Proposal to amend listings in the National Immunisation Schedule
9 December 2016 - Following a request for proposals for the supply of various vaccines, issued on 15 February 2016, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2016
Agenda for 14 December 2016 TC meeting
8 December 2016 - HAS has posted the agenda for the next scheduled TC meeting. ...