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'Wacky' drug price system keeps costs high for patients paying for prescriptions, FDA chief says
26 February 2019 - "The sick people are helping to subsidise the healthy people. That's not how insurance is supposed to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2018
Sanders unveils aggressive new bill targeting drug prices
20 November 2018 - Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna on Tuesday unveiled a bill aimed at aggressively lowering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2018
Drug company ‘shenanigans’ to block generics come under federal scrutiny
14 April 2018 - Trump administration officials, seeking ways to lower drug costs, are targeting pharmaceutical companies that refuse to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2018
Product withdrawn after overseas reports of inflammatory brain disorders
15 March 2018 - Consumers and health professionals are advised that Biogen Australia, in consultation with the TGA, will withdraw ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2018
Advance notice of consultation about changes to the Pharmaceutical Schedule Rules
1 February 2018 - PHARMAC is working to make the Pharmaceutical Schedule Rules easier to find, use and apply. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
U.S. Government should negotiate drug prices, adviser group says
30 November 2017 - National Academies releases report with recommendations. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2017
EMA to relocate to Amsterdam, the Netherlands
20 November 2017 - Agency to begin working immediately with Dutch government to ensure successful move by end of March ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2017
MHRA chief floats faster reviews, closer ties to NICE
19 October 2017 - The head of the United Kingdom’s regulatory agency has sketched out some of the ways it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2017
FDA speeding generic drug approvals: not just lip service
10 July 2017 - May and June 2017 have seen the most generic drug approvals since the US FDA began ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2017
In drug price hearing, Congress tries to answer some basic questions
13 June 2017 - Senate holds first of three hearings on the drug pricing. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2017
US drug prices are so high that Canada wants other countries as reference points
22 May 2017 - How high are drug prices in the US? So high that the Canadian government may remove ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2016
Agenda for July 2016 CHMP meeting
19 July 2016 - The agenda for the 18-21 July 2016 CHMP meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2016
EMA publishes monthly statistics
23 June 2016 - The EMA has published a monthly statistics report on the medicinal products for human use that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2016
Registration and reimbursement of new cancer medicines in Australia
7 June 2016 - This letter to the Editor of Value in Health Regional Issues for Asia responds to a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2016
Registration of new chemical entities in Australia in 2015
5 January 2016 - Each year, approximately 40 new prescription medicines containing new active substances are registered. ...