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TGA's decision to not register lecanemab (Leqembi)
16 October 2024 - The TGA has made the decision not to register lecanemab (Leqembi) for the treatment of patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2024
Experts label TGA’s decision to not register Alzheimer’s drug ‘extremely disappointing’
16 October 2024 - A drug that could hold the key to delaying symptoms of devastating Alzheimer’s disease will not be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2024
Agenda for the November 2024 PBAC meeting (version 5)
11 October 2024 - Version 5 of the agenda for the November 2024 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2024
Heart attack survivors find new treatment for recurrence risk
4 October 2024 - Mike Lynch was only 12 when his mother died of cardiovascular disease, in the years following he ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2024
New cheaper medicines for auto-immune conditions, cancer and heart disease
8 October 2024 - Australians with types of vasculitis, leukaemia, heart disease, ulcerative colitis and arthritis now have access to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2024
World first cancer treatment now accessible for hundreds more Aussies as prices slashed with addition to the PBS
4 October 2024 - A world-first cancer treatment, discovered in Melbourne, has been added to the PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2024
Securing supply of PrEP
1 October 2024 - The Australian Government is ensuring thousands of Australians, with or at risk of contracting HIV, are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2024
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 October 2024
1 October 2024 - The October 2024 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2024
Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) - May 2024 PBAC meeting
1 October 2024 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the May 2024 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2024
Cost barriers to medication access in Australia: an analysis of the Patient Experience Survey in context
30 September 2024 - In November 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released its 2022–23 Patient Experience Survey data. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2024
Out of pocket GP costs soar 45 per cent for non-bulk billed patients
22 September 2024 - Australians who don’t get a bulk billed GP appointment are paying 45% more to see a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2024
More Australians now eligible for free shingles vaccination
22 September 2024 - The Albanese Government is expanding one of the most comprehensive and widely available shingles vaccination programs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2024
The impact of generic entry of pharmaceuticals in Australia
20 September 2024 - In this article, we estimate the initial and temporal impacts of generic entry on benchmark drug prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2024
Program to protect SA newborns from RSV
17 September 2024 - South Australia will protect newborn babies from the impacts of respiratory syncytial virus for the winter ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2024
EMA publishes agenda for 16-19 September 2024 CHMP meeting
16 September 2024 - The EMA has published a draft agenda for this week's CHMP meeting. ...