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PBS listed progesterone pessary slashes preterm birth risk
31 May 2021 - A vaginal progesterone pessary is reported to be the first progesterone treatment to be reimbursed via ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2021
US style managed healthcare given green light by Australian consumer watchdog
28 May 2021 - US style managed healthcare has been given the green light by the consumer watchdog, and Australia’s peak ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2021
NICE green lights Tremfya to treat active psoriatic arthritis
28 May 2021 - Janssen’s IL-23 inhibitor Tremfya has been accepted for NHS use by the UK’s NICE for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2021
Post-market review of opiate dependence treatment program medicines
28 May 2021 - On 24 March 2021 it was announced the Department of Health will conduct a post-market review ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2021
More GPs to join the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
27 May 2021 - The role of general practices in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is set to expand, with up to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
130,000 additional vaccines for Victoria
26 May 2021 - The Australian Government is releasing an additional 130,000 vaccines to support Victoria to accelerate vaccinations in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
Colchester baby's parents feel 'abandoned' over £1.7 million drug
25 May 2021 - A baby with a fatal genetic condition has been "abandoned" in a "race against time" for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
NICE terminates yet another two appraisals
26 May 2021 - This is becoming far too commonplace. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2021
‘Serious implications’ if menopause treatments removed from PBS
25 May 2021 - Experts warn the proposed delisting of medications will not only impose cost-related issues, but potentially affect quality ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
TGA decision will ‘open up’ general practice to Pfizer
25 May 2021 - Australia’s medical regulator has said the Comirnaty coronavirus vaccine can now be stored in standard fridges for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Jacinda Ardern listening to calls for PHARMAC to fund 13 year old's life-changing drugs, but nothing she can do
25 May 2021 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she's listening to calls for life-changing drugs to be made more ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Dupixent (dupilumab) now publicly reimbursed in Ontario and New Brunswick for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
25 May 2021 - Dupixent is the only biologic medicine approved by Health Canada to treat moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
PHARMAC publishes record from Feb 2021 PTAC meeting
24 May 2021 - Yet another underwhelming meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2021
'I would be able to live into my thirties:' Nova Scotia woman has high hopes for new cancer treatment
21 May 2021 - Maria Stevens was diagnosed with cervical cancer two years ago. Now, with a new treatment on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Aussies could get COVID-19 jabs by Christmas
23 May 2021 - The federal government has made a major change to the Pfizer rollout, and it could see Australians ...