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How Australia is getting tangled in Trump’s fight with big pharma
6 August 2025 - The US president is angry Americans pay more for their medicines. Will he want the PBS – ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2025
Why drug prices for some big medicines will remain high for a longer time
3 August 2025 - Little known provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill lobbied by industry will cost Medicare billions in missed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2025
FDA approves Alhemo as once daily prophylactic treatment to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes for adults and children 12 years of age and older with haemophilia A or B without inhibitors
31 July 2025 - FDA approval is based on phase 3 trial data (explorer8), which established the safety and efficacy of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2025
Trump takes aim at ‘foreign freeloading nations’ over drug prices in new threat to PBS
1 August 2025 - US President Donald Trump has blamed “foreign freeloading nations” for the high drug prices faced by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2025
Australia’s PBS must ‘absolutely’ be protected in trade talks, says Make America Healthy Again medical adviser Aseem Malhotra
26 July 2025 - The chief medical adviser to Make America Healthy Again campaign has defended Australia’s PBS, as the Trump ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2025
Pfizer broadside on PBS productivity amid pharma tariff fears
16 July 2025 - Multinational conglomerate Pfizer has accused the PBS of “undervaluing” medical products in a submission to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2025
Labor and Coalition in lockstep as Trump threatens to pull pharma tariffs forward
16 July 2025 - US President Donald Trump’s threat to bring forward planned tariffs of up to 200% on pharmaceuticals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2025
FDA embraces radical transparency by publishing complete response letters
10 July 2025 - The US FDA today published more than 200 decision letters, known as complete response letters. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2025
FDA to issue new Commissioner’s national priority vouchers to companies supporting US national interests
17 June 2025 - The US FDA today announced its Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program to enhance the health interests of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2025
No drug price pledges by Pfizer, others in talks with US Government, Pfizer CEO says
9 June 2025 - Pfizer and other drug companies have met with the Trump administration to discuss lowering US drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2025
EMA 2024 annual report is published
10 June 2025 - The EMA’s annual report 2024 published today gives insights into the Agency’s strategic priorities and contributions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2025
Priorities for a new FDA
10 June 2025 - Why does it take more than 10 years for a new drug to come to market? Why ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2025
FDA takes steps to enhance state importation programs to help lower prescription drug prices
21 May 2025 - The US FDA is continuing to take steps to help state importation programs provide safe, effective and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 May 2025
Trump says he will sign executive order on drug price caps
11 May 2025 - President Trump said Sunday he will sign an executive order Monday to cap prescription drug and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2025
Rule of Two for faster access to medicines
3 April 2025 - Associate Health Minister David Seymour is welcoming Cabinet’s decision to enable medicines to be approved in ...