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Outcomes from the September 2022 PBAC intracycle meeting
14 October 2022 - The recommendations made by the PBAC in September 2022 relating to the listing of medicines on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2022
Expert advice on lung cancer screening
13 October 2022 - The Australian Government has received advice regarding a national lung cancer screening program from the independent Medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2022
Nearly a fifth of Australia’s Covid vaccine stock binned amid warning of fresh wave of cases
11 October 2022 - Dwindling demand for booster shots causes concern immunisation gaps leaving country open to new variants. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Australian adults can now get Moderna's Omicron COVID-19 booster. Here's what we know
10 November 2022 - The first combination COVID booster has now been introduced to Australia's vaccine program, with Moderna's Omicron ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Ground breaking platform launched for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by cancer
10 October 2022 - Australia’s first comprehensive cancer website developed by and for Indigenous Australians has officially launched today in a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2022
Free medicines under proposed plan to slash PBS co-payment
8 October 2022 - One of Australia’s leading pharmacy chains wants to offer some medicines for free and others at a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2022
Disaster tipped after vital medicine cut off
8 October 2022 - The supply of a critical lifesaving nuclear medicine to Australia has been cut off, prompting urgent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2022
Weekly growth hormone injection hits PBS: Newcastle's Griffin Carters first in Australia to receive life-changing medication
7 October 2022 - A "game-changing" drug that hit the PBS last week has already helped Newcastle's Carters family, the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2022
COVID-19 vaccine safety report (6 October 2022)
6 October 2022 - To 2 October 2022, the TGA has received 703 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2022
Landmark PBS listing for treatment of gastro-oesophageal cancers
1 October 2022 - From 1 October, Australians with advanced or metastatic gastro-oesophageal cancers will have access to new treatment through ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – confirmed prices and patient savings reports
1 October 2022 - Combination flow-on reduction outcomes reflect confirmed 1 October 2022 prices on the Current Price Disclosure cycle web ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2022
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 October 2022
1 October 2022 - The October 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2022
TGA grants provisional determination to Moderna’s COVID-19 bivalent (Original plus Omicron BA.4/BA.5) booster dose vaccine
30 September 2022 - On 28 September 2022, the TGA granted a provisional determination to Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine candidate: elasomeran ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2022
TGA provisionally approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty (tozinameran) for use in children aged 6 months to less than 5 years
29 September 2022 - On 29 September 2022, the TGA provisionally approved a paediatric dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty (tozinameran), ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2022
COVID-19 vaccine procurement review says rapid access to vaccines and treatments key to on-going protection of Australians
27 September 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes the independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurements by Professor Jane ...