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Government delivering even more choice for women's contraception, endometriosis, and IVF journeys
16 March 2025 - The Government is delivering even more choice for Australian women with new and amended listings for contraception, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2025
PHARMAC funds new oral contraceptive pill
11 March 2025 - PHARMAC has decided to fund a new progestogen only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (Cerazette). ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2025
Life changing new drug available for elderly Australians with devastating eye condition
9 March 2025 - A life changing new drug is now available on the PBS for elderly Australians with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Mar 2025
Roche Korea’s multiple sclerosis drug scores reimbursement
4 March 2025 - Roche Korea said its multiple sclerosis treatment, Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), started receiving reimbursement from last Saturday. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2025
Amyloid cardiomyopathy drug Vyndamax to get health insurance from March
28 February 2025 - Vyndamax (tafamidis), a transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy medicine that has experienced difficulties getting on the health insurance ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2025
Cushing’s disease: drug added to PBS
2 March 2025 - Australians suffering from the debilitating condition Cushing’s disease have scored a huge win after a vital ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 March 2025
1 March 2025 - The March 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Life-saving lung cancer drug added to PBS, slashing price from $10,000 a month to $30 per script
1 February 2025 - Australians diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer will now have access to a life-saving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2025
Cheaper medicine for lung cancer patients
2 February 2025 - The Australian Government is listing Retevmo (selpercatinib) on the PBS for the first time to treat advanced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2025
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 February 2025
1 February 2025 - The February 2025 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 February 2025
1 February 2025 - The February 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2025
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance gets expanded coverage for HFpEF patients
31 January 2025 - Boehringer Ingelheim Korea said that Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10 mg tablet, its sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, received expanded ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2025
New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule - 1 January 2025
1 January 2025 - The January 2025 issue of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is now available and in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2025
New and expanded PBS listings for breast and prostate cancer
2 January 2025 - Australians with prostate and breast cancer now have affordable access to affordable new and expanded medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2025
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 January 2025
1 January 2025 - The January 2025 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...