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Lessons for Canada from pharmacare systems around the world
23 November 2018 - In its 2018 budget, the federal government created an advisory council on the implementation of national ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2018
Faster access to groundbreaking medicines as major milestones reached in deal with pharmaceutical industry
23 November 2018 - Cutting-edge and best value drugs will be fast-tracked through the approval process so patients can gain access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2018
Health rebate battle is brewing
23 November 2018 - The standard rate of the health insurance rebate is likely to fall below 25% next year, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2018
Multi-indication pricing: nice in theory but can it work in practice?
24 November 2018 - For medicines with different valued indications, multi-indication pricing implies charging different prices for different uses. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2018
Lords ask Minister for clarity on access to medicine after Brexit
23 November 2018 - The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has written to Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2018
Canadians giving up necessities, going into debt to pay for prescriptions, study finds
20 November 2018 - Study found 731,000 Canadians across the country borrowed money to pay for medication. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2018
New life-extending lung cancer treatment approved by NICE
22 November 2018 - NICE today recommends in draft guidance that immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (also known as Keytruda), used with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2018
National paracetamol shortage leads to restrictions
21 November 2018 - Pharmacists have been told to restrict the number of paracetamol tablets they give out because of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2018
Notice of information: No further RFPs to be released by PHARMAC in 2018
21 November 2018 - PHARMAC will not be releasing any further requests for proposals in 2018. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2018
Request for proposals - supply of various vaccines and influenza vaccines
20 November 2018 - PHARMAC invites proposals for the supply of various vaccines and influenza vaccines in New Zealand. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2018
Pharma ignores the squabbling and prepares for a hard Brexit
19 November 2018 - Costs are irrecoverable in industry that has to plan for all possible scenarios. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2018
Which databases should be used to identify studies for systematic reviews of economic evaluations?
16 November 2018 - This study investigated which databases and which combinations of databases should be used to identify economic evaluations ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2018
Innovative skin cancer drug available on Cancer Drugs Fund
19 November 2018 - Patients with a type of advanced skin cancer have a new treatment option as pembrolizumab, also known ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2018
Poor value sees younger people dropping private health insurance
18 November 2018 - Younger people are ditching private health cover or not taking up cover in the first place, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2018
BHA, ABPI welcome UK’s EU withdrawal agreement
16 November 2018 - The Brexit Health Alliance has welcomed the agreement on the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from ...