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Report calls for European funding reform for gene therapies
8 July 2019 - New payment models, dedicated investment, and better health technology assessment are among a raft of changes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2019
Pharma giant wants vaccination reform
9 July 2019 - Pharmaceutical giant GSK is calling for Australia to update its review of subsidised immunisation programs and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2019
Updated financial estimates workbook
5 July - An updated version of the Utilisation and cost model workbook is now available to support PBAC Submission. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2019
New PBS process improvements
3 July 2019 - The Department of Health and Medicines Australia have been working since late 2017 to deliver on commitments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Updated PBAC Calendar and publication of Stage 1 PBS Process Improvements – Procedure Guidance and supporting documents
17 June 2019 - The Department of Health and Medicines Australia have been working since late 2017 to deliver on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2019
PBS process improvements webinar information forum
27 March 2019 - The Department of Health will be hosting a webinar on 5 April 2019 to provide industry, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2019
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme process improvements webinar information forum
21 February 2019 - The Department of Health will be hosting a webinar to provide industry, consumers and clinicians with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2019
PHARMAC to review its practices following criticism of breast cancer drug funding
13 February 2019 - The government's drug-buying agency has announced it has begun an internal review following a petition and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2018
NHS England in legal battle with American firm over medicine procurement
7 November 2018 - An American pharmaceutical company has launched a legal challenge against NHS England over a procurement process ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2018
Digital technology could revolutionise drug reimbursement in Spain
8 October 2018 - Digital technology could play a major role in creating a system that reimburses medicines based on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2018
Revised process for ultra-orphan medicines
8 October 2018 - Following the Scottish Government's announcement around a new pathway in June 2018, a new approach to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2018
New Ministerial discretion guidance for first new brand statutory price reductions
2 October 2018 - Guidance material on requesting Ministerial discretion for first new brand statutory price reductions is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2018
Information forums - streamlining PBS medicines listing processes
18 September 2018 - The Department of Health in collaboration with Medicines Australia will be hosting information forums in both ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2018
Changes to TGA/PBAC parallel processing arrangements for biosimilar medicines
18 September 2018 - Submissions requesting the listing of a new biosimilar medicine are no longer eligible to be submitted under ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2018
Using health technology assessment to assess the value of new medicines: results of a systematic review and expert consultation across eight European countries
23 January 2018 - Although health technology assessment systems base their decision making process either on economic evaluations or comparative clinical ...