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Norgine welcomes PBS listing in Australia of Ifinwil (eflornithine) for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma
1 August 2025 - Approximately 50 children in Australia are diagnosed with neuroblastoma each year, with nearly half classified as having ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2025
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 August 2015
1 August 2025 - The August 2025 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 August 2025
1 August 2025 - - The August 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2025
Lilly to launch Mounjaro in Korea in August without reimbursement
23 July 2025 - Eli Lilly Korea is moving forward with the launch of its blockbuster Mounjaro (tirzepatide) next month, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2025
New and expanded cheaper medicines for severe and life-threatening conditions
20 July 2025 - Australians with post-transplant cytomegalovirus, breast, bile duct and urothelial cancer now have access to new and expanded ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2025
Eli Lilly calls out Korea as Verzenio’s $36K cost threatens cure window
17 July 2025 - While Eli Lilly’s Verzenio (abemaciclib) continues to rack up global sales on the strength of its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2025
Call for RSV vaccine subsidies for elderly as severe hospitalisations on rise
16 July 2025 - RSV has outstripped severe Covid and flu hospitalisation rates and proved itself more fatal than either of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2025
Sun Pharma announces launch of Leqselvi (deuruxolitinib) in the US for the treatment of severe alopecia areata
14 July 2025 - Leqselvi now available for prescription in US nationwide, offering a new option for eligible patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2025
Vertex announces broad reimbursement agreement with NHS England for Alyftrek (deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor) an innovative once daily CFTR modulator for the treatment of cystic fibrosis
14 July 2025 - All eligible people with cystic fibrosis in England can now benefit from this medicine - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2025
Astellas Korea renews bid to reimburse targeted gastric cancer drug Vyloy
11 July 2025 - Astellas Korea will reapply for health insurance coverage for its new drug Vyloy (zolbetuximab), a targeted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2025
Zepbound KwikPen (tirzepatide), the first and only dual receptor agonist for the treatment of obesity, now approved and available in Canada
9 July 2025 - Eli Lilly Canada is pleased to announce that Zepbound KwikPen (tirzepatide injection) is now available in Canada, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2025
Albanese should consider tweaks to PBS to avoid Trump tariff: CSL chair
9 July 2025 - Donald Trump’s move to ramp up tariffs on medicines and copper has sparked alarm among government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2025
PBS ‘not on the table’ in battle for pharmaceutical tariff exemption, despite lobbying
9 July 2025 - The threat of global 200 per cent tariffs on pharmaceutical products presents a challenge to Australia’s drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2025
Will miracle HIV drug go on the PBS?
5 July 2025 - A new twice yearly antiviral injection that can prevent HIV is likely to be approved soon in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2025
Bayer's Adempas gets insurance coverage in Korea 11 years after approval
21 May 2025 - The pulmonary arterial hypertension medicine Adempas (riociguat) will be covered by national health insurance starting next ...