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Menopausal women with a low sex drive won’t have cheaper access to drug
8 April 2026 - Australia’s medicines subsidy gatekeeper has rejected cheaper access to a testosterone product for women. Some are questioning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2026
PBS listing of lamotrigine for bipolar disorder
8 April 2026 - At its November 2025 meeting, the PBAC recommended a new Restricted Benefit listing on the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2026
Update from the PBAC (March 2026)
7 April 2026 - The latest meeting of the PBAC was held 11 – 13 March 2026. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2026
MSAC publishes agenda for July 2026 MSAC meeting
7 April 2026 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2026
‘Life-changing’ eczema drug for children caught in $16,000/year PBS limbo
5 April 2026 - A prescription medication for a debilitating skin condition that is listed on the PBS for adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2026
Butler ‘confident’ of CSL exemption as Australian drugs incur 100pc tariff
3 April 2026 - The Health Minister is hopeful the country’s largest biotech firm CSL will be exempt after Australia was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2026
Trump slaps 100pc tariffs on Australian drugs – with exceptions
3 April 2026 - Australian drug makers that do not build new factories in America and dramatically cut their prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2026
Trump puts Australia’s drugs scheme, digital rules in firing line
1 April 2026 - Donald Trump’s top trade tsar claims Australia’s unfair drug pricing practices are undermining US innovation, warns ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2026
Cheaper medicines for people fighting cancer and rare diseases
1 April 2026 - The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with debilitating conditions including ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2026
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 April 2026
1 April 2026 - The April 2026 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2026
Leading cancer drug subsidised for thousands of patients
29 March 2026 - Health Minister Mark Butler has expanded the PBS listing of a leading cancer drug, giving more than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2026
Expanded immunotherapy PBS listing to treat more cancers
29 March 2026 - The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with thousands more Australians living with advanced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2026
Agenda for the July 2026 PBAC meeting (25 March 2026)
25 March 2026 - The agenda for the July 2026 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2026
DUSC utilisation analysis public release documents (October 2025)
20 March 2026 - The utilisation analysis public release documents from the October 2025 DUSC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2026
Public summary documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) – November 2025 PBAC meeting
20 March 2026 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the November 2025 PBAC ...