Co-design of an enhanced consumer engagement process

18 March 2024 - A consumer-led Co-design Working Group has developed proposed recommendations for enhancing consumer engagement processes to enable ...

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Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) – November 2023 PBAC meeting

15 March 2024 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the November 2023 PBAC ...

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Securing cheaper medicines and improved patient outcomes through 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement

14 March 2024 - The Albanese Government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia have reached a Heads of Agreement for an ...

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Updated agenda for March 2024 PBAC meeting (12 March 2024)

12 March 2024 - There are five late changes to the agenda for this week's PBAC meeting. ...

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Pharmaceutical reform agreement review report

6 March 2024 - The Department of Health and Aged Care has conducted a review of Pharmaceutical Reform Agreements (PRAs), to ...

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Updated agenda for March 2024 PBAC meeting (6 March 2024)

6 March 2024 - The agenda for this March 2024 meeting has been updated. ...

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Private health insurance premiums rise less than wages, pensions and inflation

5 March 2024 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the ...

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COVID-19 2024 vaccine advice

29 February 2024 - The Australian Government has accepted the latest advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ...

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Cheaper medicines with twice as many medicines now available for a 60 day prescription

3 March 2024 - The Albanese Government is making medicines cheaper by doubling the number of medicines now available for ...

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Australians with chronic heart failure benefit from cheaper medicines on the PBS

3 March 2024 - Australians with chronic heart failure now have access to cheaper medicines under the PBS. ...

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Public Summary Documents – November 2023 PBAC meeting (round 1)

1 March 2024 - The Public Summary Documents (positive recommendations and subsequent decisions not to recommend) from the November 2023 PBAC ...

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More rare conditions considered for newborn bloodspot screening and new treatment option for spinal muscular atrophy

29 February 2024 - On Rare Disease Day, the Albanese Government has announced two more rare genetic conditions have been ...

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Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 March 2024

1 March 2024 - The March 2024 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...

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Regulator acts to close loophole enabling Australian pharmacists to make copycat Ozempic drug

29 February 2024 - The TGA will move to ban compounding pharmacists from making their own versions of injectable weight ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for Jun 2024 ESC meeting

28 February 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC ...

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