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Medicines lobby says the PBS has not kept up with advances — or approvals — in medicines
8 December 2023 - Little Jack Roche was five weeks old when diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. The medication that could help ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2023
Updates to the HTA Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee (8 December 2023)
8 December 2023 - The agenda for the HTA Review Reference Committee meeting (meeting 29) held on 1 December 2023 is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2023
Agenda for the December 2023 PBAC intracycle meeting
1 December 2023 - The agenda for the December 2023 PBAC intracycle meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2023
Keytruda is a step closer to being available for more cancers listed on the PBS
1 December 2023 - Thousands of cancer patients in Australia will benefit from a major change that would see Keytruda offered ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2023
Updates to the HTA Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee (1 December 2023)
1 December 2023 - To ensure that the Reference Committee has sufficient time to consider the extensive and valuable input ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2023
New frontier will lead to better health outcomes
30 November 2023 - The Government has today tabled its response to an inquiry considering how to give Australian patients timely ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2023
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 December 2023
1 December 2023 - The December 2023 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2023
Cheaper medicines and more bulk billing
27 November 2023 - Australians are on track to save a quarter of a billion dollars on their medicines in 2023, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2023
Agenda for the March 2024 PBAC meeting
22 November 2023 - The agenda for the March 2024 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2023
Updates to the HTA Review Research and Analysis papers collection: draft HTA expert paper published
22 November 2023 - The draft paper 'Optimising the availability and use of real world data and real world evidence to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2023
Updates to the HTA Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee (16 November 2023)
16 November 2023 - Two more documents are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2023
New treatment for advanced prostate cancer added to the PBS
16 November 2023 - Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2023
DUSC utilisation analysis public release documents (June 2023)
14 November 2023 - The utilisation analysis public release documents from the June 2023 DUSC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2023
Outcome statement - September 2023 DUSC meeting
13 November 2023 - The Outcome Statement from the September 2023 DUSC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2023
Public Summary Documents – July 2023 PBAC meeting (round 2)
10 November 2023 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the July 2023 ...