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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2018
NHS saved £324 million by switching to biosimilars and generics
2 August 2018 - The UK’s national healthcare provider saved £324 million by switching its patients to “better value” biosimilar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
A new cure, cheap for Hepatitis C is being ignored by thousands
23 July 2018 - Hepatitis C patient Jo Sloan was cured of the infectious disease, but her husband Les died ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Prescribing biosimilars
24 July 2018 - Slow adoption is costly. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2018
Is nudging biologic patients towards biosimilars a good choice for plan sponsors?
29 June 2018 - A recent study examining the potential savings determined that, based on the uptake of available biosimilars ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
High cost specialty drugs continue to dominate the new drug landscape
26 June 2018 - The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, through the National Prescription Drug Utilisation Information System research initiative, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2018
Rapid rise in anti-HIV PrEP pills linked to drop in condom use
7 June 2018 - PrEP availability may play a part in men’s complacency about the chances of becoming infected, study suggests. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2018
A new incentive to encourage the prescription of biosimilars
26 April 2018 - The Directorate General of Health Care Supply and the Directorate General of Social Security published a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2018
Biosimilar education grant
23 April 2018 - A grant has been awarded to GBMA Education Limited to complement and extend the activities undertaken by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2018
Outcome statement - Feb 2018 Drug Utilisation Sub Committee meeting
16 March 2018 - The outcome statement from the February 2018 Drug Utilisation Sub Committee meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2018
PBAC Drug Utilisation Sub Committee utilisation analysis public release documents
2 March 2018 - The utilisation analysis public release documents from the September 2017 DUSC meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2017
PBS expenditure and prescriptions report - 2016-17
20 December 2017 - The PBS expenditure and prescriptions report for 2016-17 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2017
Report on the collection of under co-payment data 2016-17
14 December 2017 - From 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, approximately 85 million under co-payment prescriptions were supplied ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2017
NHS advises GPs not to prescribe “low value” drugs
30 November 2017 - NHS England will issue guidance to GPs and commissioners to limit the prescribing of “low value” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2017
Over-reliance in cardiovascular treatment – a supply risk that needs to change
29 November 2017 - New Zealand’s reliance on the cardiovascular medicines metoprolol succinate and cilazapril is out of step with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2017
Treating hepatitis C in New Zealand
23 November 2017 - General practice has a real opportunity to significantly lead the way to treat people in the ...