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New medicine to help end the transmission of HIV
21 March 2018 - The Australian Government is taking a critical step in helping end the transmission of HIV infection in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2018
Anti-HIV pill set for federal drug scheme
9 February 2018 - An anti-HIV drug has been officially recommended to be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2018
Subsidy for HIV prevention drug PrEP to slash cost from 10,000 dollars a year to just 474 dollars
8 February 2018 - Drug that reduces risk of infection expected to be added to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2018
'HIV has nowhere to go now': breakthrough drug PrEP to be approved for public subsidy
7 February 2018 - A revolutionary HIV drug that will liberate thousands of gay Australians from the fear of sex ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2017
Adelaide mum makes plea for cystic fibrosis drug to be added to PBS
5 December 2017 - At 30 years old, Adelaide mother-of-two Emmah Evans may have just seven years left to live. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2017
Mum fights to get drug on PBS
21 November 2017 - A Bunbury mother of three has been recognised for her work in raising awareness of cystic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2017
Cystic fibrosis patients, families angry over latest refusal to subsidise drug Orkambi
19 August 2017 - Cystic fibrosis patients have suffered another blow in their fight for access to a potentially life-changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2017
HIV preventative drug subsidy negotiations have stalled
18 August 2017 - Requests for a Truvada Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing have been deferred. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2017
Treatment for cystic fibrosis sufferers still out of reach
19 August 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has been called on to step up and do more for 1000 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2017
Breakthrough HIV drug: authorities reconsider decision to block cheap access
7 August 2017 - People at high risk of HIV could soon get cheap access to a breakthrough preventative drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2017
New drug to help over 200,000 Australians
28 July 2017 - The Australian Government has taken another significant step to eliminate hepatitis C from Australia by subsidising a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2017
'We have been waiting for this moment for so long': hepatitis C patients have access to cure with Epclusa PBS listing
28 July 2017 - More than 200,000 Australians with hepatitis C will soon be able to afford a new, highly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2017
WHO labels PrEP an essential medicine
8 June 2017 - HIV prevention medication PrEP has been added to the World Health Organisation’s list of “essential medicines”. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2017
Transitional arrangements for General Schedule deletions and replacements - 1 June 2017 PBS Schedule
6 June 2017 - Transitional arrangements have been made for the delisting of two items from the PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2017
Canberra girl with cystic fibrosis lobbies the Federal Government to give all access to the drug Orkambi
2 June 2017 - Twelve-year-old Canberra girl Bella Mitchell is more than aware how lucky she is to be on ...