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Real-world evidence: a comparison of the Australian Herceptin Program and clinical trials of trastuzumab for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
19 September 2016 - Estimating the real-world cost-effectiveness of a new drug relies on understanding the differences between clinical trial data ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2016
Confirmed prices for 2016 October cycle
9 September 2016 - Confirmed 1 October 2016 prices resulting from the 2016 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2016
Access to Medicines Working Group communiques
8 September 2016 - The communiques from the February 2015, September 2015 and April 2016 meetings of the Access to Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2016
Australian Statistics on Medicines 2015
5 September 2016 - The Australian Statistics on Medicines for 2015 are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2016
Live national webcast of review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation
1 September 2016 - The review panel will host a live national webcast from Canberra on 7 September 2016 at 7:00pm ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2016
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 September 2016 update
1 September 2016 - The 1 September 2016 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits sees a number of new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2016
Submissions to the review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation
25 August 2016 - Public submissions to the review have been made public. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2016
Insights from the agenda for the PBAC November 2016 meeting
24 August 2016 - Some important insights can be gleaned from the agenda. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2016
Summary of the agenda for the PBAC November 2016 meeting
24 August 2016 - The PBAC will consider 66 submissions (34 major & 32 minor) at its next scheduled meeting in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2016
Brisbane sees 30% drop in HIV infection over 5 year period; HIV medicine Truvada still not on PBS
23 August 2016 - The combination HIV medicines that has led to a significant drop in the number of HIV cases ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2016
Insights from the PBAC July 2016 meeting
22 August 2016 - The publication of the outcomes from the PBAC July 2016 meeting presents another opportunity to study ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2016
Summary of the outcomes from the PBAC July 2016 meeting
19 August 2016 - The outcomes from the PBAC July 2016 meeting are now in the public domain. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2016
Cancer fight club
21 August 2016 - When Steven Jones-Evans was diagnosed with bladder cancer, the prognosis was grim. His only hope was new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2016
Post-market review of biological disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs to treat severe chronic plaque psoriasis and of pulmonary arterial hypertension medicines
19 August 2016 - The public consultation process on the draft terms of reference for the two post-market reviews has closed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2016
HIV prevention drug Truvada won't be subsidised in Australia anytime soon
19 August 2016 - An expensive combination product that prevents people from getting HIV won't be funded by taxpayers in Australia ...