Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 December 2016 update

PBAC

1 December 2016 - The 1 December 2016 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits sees a number of new and revised listings.

The new/revised listings are:

  • Adalimumab (Humira) - new indication
  • Aflibercept (Eylea) - new indication
  • Apomorphine hydrochloride (Movapro PFS) - new formulation
  • Buprenorphine (Norspan) - restriction change
  • Emtricitabine with tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (Descovy) - new combination product
  • Evolocumab (Repatha) - new medicine
  • Ipilimumab (Yervoy) - restriction change
  • Lenvatinib mesylate (Lenvima) - new medicine
  • Bicalutamide with leuprorelin acetate (Bi Eligard CP) - new combination product
  • Ocriplasmin (Jetrea) - new medicine
  • Omalizumab (Xolair) - new indication
  • Tocilizumab (Actemra) - new formulation

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