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Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee recommends Orkambi for PBS
17 August 2018 - Cystic fibrosis sufferers across Australia will now have access to a life-changing drug after the Federal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2018
Anxious wait for cystic fibrosis PBS announcement
17 August 2018 - The outcomes from the July 2018 PBAC meeting with be made public later today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2018
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 August 2018 update
1 August 2018 - The August 2018 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2018
New drug for Aussies with hepatitis C on PBS
29 July 2018 - Thousands of Australians will be able to pop a pill once a day for eight weeks ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2018
Bunbury mother’s fight to get drug that would give her two-year-old son the chance to grow old
10 June 2018 - The mother of two-year-old Connor Barrett just wants her son given the chance to grow old ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2018
Rapid rise in anti-HIV PrEP pills linked to drop in condom use
7 June 2018 - PrEP availability may play a part in men’s complacency about the chances of becoming infected, study suggests. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Orkambi: Hunt PBS comments raise cautious hope
30 May 2018 - There is very cautious hope in the region’s cystic fibrosis community for access to a life-changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2018
New drug to treat chronic lung disease has price slashed
27 May 2018 - More than half-a-million Australians with severe breathing difficulties from chronic lung disease will have the price ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2018
Students join push for lifesaving drug after young siblings both diagnosed with cystic fibrosis
20 May 2018 - For Liam, 10, and sister Grace, 9, writing a letter to Health Minister Greg Hunt was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2018
Cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi should be on PBS: Wagga teen Bella Ingram wants to help others to access ‘pink pills of hope’
14 May 2018 - Bella Ingram is a fighter. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2018
Hope for cystic fibrosis sufferers as Health Minister commits to listing of ‘breakthrough’ drug
10 May 2018 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has guaranteed he’ll list a crucial drug for cystic fibrosis sufferers on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2018
Cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi in PBS decision: Moree family share story
5 May 2018 - A Moree couple have added their voices to cries for a life-changing and life-giving drug to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2018
March sends CF message to minister
3 May 2018 - Bunbury mother of three Taryn Barrett says the Cystic Fibrosis Australia march in Sydney has sent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2018
Crowd inundates Sunrise set holding red balloons and ‘Orkambi’ signs
1 May 2018 - A huge crowd stormed the Sunrise broadcast this morning, wearing surgical masks and holding signs with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2018
Hunter cystic fibrosis patients rally for access to “wonder drug” Orkambi
30 April 2018 - Verity Chappell was “shattered” when she had to puncture daughter Tylah’s 15th birthday with news the ...