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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme becoming unsustainable, says Senate committee
18 September 2015 - A Senate committee has called on the government to undertake a comprehensive review of its system for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2015
Final budget outcome confirms PBS is sustainable
21 September 2015 - The release of the Final Budget Outcomes for 2014‑15 has revealed policy reforms are continuing to put ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2015
Response to consultation comments - price disclosure originator brand removal
21 September 2015 - A set of questions and answers in response to consultation comments on price disclosure originator brand removal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2015
Confusion over ongoing PBS supply of life-saving drug Soliris to treat rare condition
18 September 2015 - A sufferer of a rare and life-threatening condition has called for certainty over affordable access to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2015
Confirmed 1 October 2015 prices resulting from the 2015 October cycle of price disclosure
18 September 2015 - Confirmed 1 October 2015 prices resulting from the 2015 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2015
Health system ‘won’t fund’ dad’s $2,000 a week cancer treatment, despite free heart transplant
17 September 2015 - Vincert Keppler survived a heart transplant he received for free but now he has a rare cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2015
Senate committee calls for cancer medicine review
17 September 2015 - A parliamentary committee probing access to expensive cancer drugs says a complete review of Australia's medicine system ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2015
PBAC Public Summary Documents - March 2015
15 September 2015 - Two Public Summary Documents for nintedanib esylate from the March 2015 Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2015
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) guidelines review
15 September 2015 - The public submission process on the Items to be included in the PBAC Guidelines Review is now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2015
Smart buys and PBS shift pay off for Sigma
11 September 2015 - Sigma Pharmaceuticals boss Mark Hooper says the business is in a “good position”, flagging earnings growth on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2015
The life saving black magic pill that costs $140,000 a year
6 September 2015 - Matthew Fijolkowski says he wouldn’t be here today if he hadn’t got access to a miracle treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2015
Post-market review of authority required PBS listings
4 September 2015 - An opioids roundtable meeting was held on 27 May 2015, and an antibiotics roundtable meeting was held ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2015
Update to PBS listing steps
3 September 2015 - The 'Listing Steps (Step 4)' have been updated to include an invitation for comments in relation to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2015
Update to examples for no reduction - low volume/low discount items in 'Fact Sheet - 2015 Price Disclosure Changes'
3 September 2015 - An update to the examples demonstrating application of the criteria for 'No Reduction Items - Low Volume/Low ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2015
New drug listing Keytruda to treat melanoma
1 September 2015 - From today, patients with melanoma have access to breakthrough medicine Keytruda on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ...