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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme continued dispensing arrangements
5 November 2021 - The Australian Government has extended the Continued Dispensing emergency arrangements until 30 June 2022, when they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2021
Strategies for generic/biosimilar market entry in Australia
19 October 2021 - After surviving the Great Patent Cliff of 2011–2016, the pharma/biopharma industry finds itself in the Second Great ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
Coronavirus Australia: is the vaccine rollout designed to be slow and ineffective?
23 June 2021 - Another day, another COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2021
A 12-week sprint’: PM flags plan to vaccinate under-50s in lead-up to Christmas
19 April 2021 - More than 6 million Australians could be vaccinated in the last 12 weeks of the year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
Australian population unlikely to be vaccinated until end of next year
15 April 2021 - Leading public health experts have warned the Australian population is unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccinations until ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2021
Scott Morrison abandons target to have all Australians vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year
11 April 2021 - The Prime Minister has abandoned all targets for the nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines after new medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2021
October vaccine target all but over after AstraZeneca blood clot concerns prompt rollout shakeup
8 April 2021 - Hopes of all Australians having at least their first COVID-19 vaccine by October look all but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2021
Millions of vaccinations are set to be ready by the end of May
15 March 2021 - The federal government is set to quicken the pace of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, looking to have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2021
Dose of reality on vaccination target
12 March 2021 - A 3.1 million dose shortfall in vaccine supplies and a revolt from doctors over inoculation payments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2021
CSL warns AstraZeneca booster shots not available until end of year
2 March 2021 - Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine maker CSL says it is open to making booster shots for AstraZeneca for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2020
Patients in other countries are getting access to breakthrough cancer drugs faster than Aussies
11 November 2020 - Old news and hardly an exclusive. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2020
Implementation of Stage 2 PBS process improvements from 1 January 2021
7 October 2020 - As announced by Government in the 2020-21 Budget, Stage 2 PBS process improvements will commence from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
If a COVID-19 vaccine is found here's how long it will take to get to your GP
25 September 2020 - Australia has shored up access to some leading contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine and while it's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2020
Analysis of PBAC submissions and outcomes for medicines (2010–2018)
11 June 2020 - Sean Lybrand and I reviewed the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee submissions and their related outcomes and timelines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
Health Minister Greg Hunt promises to speed up drug subsidy approvals
15 October 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has promised to slash red tape from the process of approving new ...