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2022 April cycle - brand price reductions and savings to patients
31 March 2022 - Brand price reductions and savings to patients resulting from the 2022 April cycle of price disclosure have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2022
Government hopes to hook voters with cheaper drugs
29 March 2022 - Patients will get access to cheaper or free medicines sooner under plans to reduce the PBS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Government fails to adequately address medicine affordability for working Australians
29 March 2022 - The cost of medicines will continue to go up unchecked as the Federal Government has failed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Mar 2022
Alzheimer's patient groups pressure U.S. to pay for Biogen drug
13 March 2022 - Patient groups are mounting a public pressure campaign aimed at persuading the U.S. Government to loosen proposed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2022
AARP launches new ad showing the impact of Congress’ failure to act on prescription drug prices
10 March 2022 - AARP launched new television and digital advertising featuring Larry Zarzecki, a retired law enforcement officer with Parkinson’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2022
ICER to develop a California state unsupported price increase report funded by the California Health Care Foundation
3 March 2022 - Expanded funding supports the development of two annual “Unsupported Price Increase” reports specific to drugs identified through ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2022
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: Pharmacy Guild of Australia say medication becoming unaffordable
1 March 2022 - A western Sydney pharmacist said Australians take pride in a universal healthcare system but “the universe doesn’t ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2022
Peter paid $60,000 to boost his cancer survival chances, but others miss out
15 February 2022 - Some cancer patients are dipping into their superannuation to pay for treatments under a “two-tiered system” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2022
Members of Congress ask CDC to cut cost of new HIV prevention drug
11 February 2022 - “Only by making Apretude free can we fulfill its promise to liberate millions of people, particularly LGBTQ+ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2022
Women in Dobell can’t afford medicine
8 February 2022 - A third of women living in the federal electorate of Dobell struggle to afford prescription medicines, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2022
Free EpiPen campaign returns in response to overwhelming demand
8 February 2022 - Allergy New Zealand and Pub Charity have relaunched the successful FundaPen campaign to deliver 3,355 free lifesaving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2022
EQRx seeks to establish a more competitive market for oncology drugs in the U.S.
7 February 2022 - In 2017, every new cancer drug approved in the U.S. had a launch price over $100,000. And ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2022
Biden-Harris Administration will cover free over the counter COVID-19 tests through Medicare
3 February 2022 - As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, people in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2022
Novo Nordisk rejects U.S. report on aggressive insulin price hikes
2 February 2022 - Novo Nordisk on Wednesday rejected allegations by a U.S. congressional investigative committee that it has engaged ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2022
Billionaire Mark Cuban opens online pharmacy to provide affordable generic drugs
20 January 2022 - Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than 100 generic drugs at ...