Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 November 2019 update

PBAC

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

The November issue of the Schedule includes several new listings:

  • Dabrafenib mesylate (Tafinlar) - new indication
  • Fingolimod hydrochloride (Gilenya) - new indication
  • Infliximab (Inflectra) - restriction change
  • Mupirocin calcium (Mupirocin Nasal) - new formulation
  • Naloxone hydrochloride (Nyxoid) - new formulation
  • Trametinib dimethyl sulphoxide (Mekinist) - new indication
  • Trastuzumab (Herzuma) - new biosimilar medicine

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