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Major parties committed to major medicines policy reform and reviews – whoever wins on Saturday
19 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has been assured in official communications from the respective Campaign Headquarters that both the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2022
High-risk COVID-19 patients can now get two antiviral prescription drugs — but some are still missing out
10 May 2022 - For Australians at high risk of developing severe COVID-19, getting access to potentially lifesaving treatment recently ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2022
COVID-19 oral treatment listed on PBS from 1 May 2022
1 May 2022 - This prescription only oral treatment has been found to be effective in treating mild to moderate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2022
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 May 2022
1 May 2022 - The May 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2022
New Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listings to save patients millions
1 May 2022 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a series of new Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listings which will save ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2022
PBS brings hope to cancer patients
25 April 2022 - Late-stage breast cancer patients, many of them young women, will have access to a life-extending medication ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2022
Making #MedicinesMatter for all Australians
21 April 2022 - Medicines Australia has launched a social media campaign to highlight key policy issues for the election ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2022
Securing the future of Australia’s world class healthcare system
17 April 2022 - Under the changes announced today, an additional 71,000 Australians will have access to continuous glucose monitoring and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2022
New COVID-19 oral treatment on PBS
11 April 2022 - Greg Hunt's swan song press release. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2022
Faster patient access to new medicines must be a priority for next Government
10 April 2022 - With the Federal Election campaign now formally underway, Medicines Australia is reminding the major parties of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Apr 2022
PBS listing of Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir)
9 April 2022 - Commencing 1 May 2022, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) will be listed on the PBS as a General ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2022
Price slashed for revolutionary $78,000 a year prostate cancer treatment Lynparza
1 April 2022 - A new subsidy for a revolutionary drug is set to benefit thousands of Aussie men with aggressive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Apr 2022
Making medicines more affordable for more Australians
1 April 2022 - Australians will have cheaper access to treatments for high cholesterol, heart failure and high blood pressure from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2022
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 April 2022
1 April 2022 - The April 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Federal budget 2022: more funding for breast cancer drug Trodelvy
29 March 2022 - Against all the odds Sydney mum Alison Day will get to celebrate her daughter’s 12th birthday — ...