Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 March 2019 update

PBAC

1 March 2019 - The March 2019 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect.

The March issue of the Schedule includes a number of new/revised listings:

  • Bictegravir sodium with emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (Biktarvy) - new combination product
  • Glycomacropeptide and essential amino acids with vitamins and minerals (PKU Glytactin RTD 15 Lite) - new formulation
  • Guanfacine hydrochloride (Intuniv) - new indication
  • Hypromellose (In a Wink Moisturising, Genteal)
  • Ixekizumab (Taltz) - new indication
  • Lenvatinib mesylate (Lenvima) - new indication
  • Nivolumab (Opdivo) - new indication
  • Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) - new indication
  • Tiotropium hydrogen bromide (Spiriva) - new indication
  • Venetoclax (Venclexta) - new medicine

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