Trade Minister Andrew Robb lashes out at free trade scaremongering

Trade Minister Andrew Robb has hosed down fears the price of medicines will skyrocket with the signing of what has ...

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Government announces funding available for Soliris

The PBAC has recommended to the Australian Government that Soliris - the new and novel treatment for atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome ...

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Department of Health submission to the Senate Inquiry on the availability of new, innovative and specialised cancer drugs in Australia

The Department of Health has provided a submission to the Senate Inquiry on the availability of new, innovative and specialised cancer ...

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Grattan Institute misses the point, again

The Grattan Institute’s latest report seems to, again, miss the point. Enduring reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) polices ...

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Public Summary Documents from the August 2013 PBAC meeting

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NICE draft guidance rejects Sanofi's Zaltrap for metastatic colorectal cancer

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Guild launches new Corporate Plan

21 July 2015 - The Pharmacy Guild has outlined plans to provide compelling member value and innovative business solutions to members through ...

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Life-saving drug for young Pompe patients

Minister for Health Sussan Ley has approved a life-saving drug that will ensure young Australian Pompe patients receive treatment they ...

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NICE consults on belimumab (Benlysta) for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

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PBS funds Botox to prevent migraines

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Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 May 2015 update

The 1 May 2015 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. The Schedule includes the following new/revised ...

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BMJ - Drug companies agree to cut price of HPV vaccine to developing countries to increase accessibility

More girls in developing countries will have access to vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), the infection responsible for most forms ...
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Submissions open for the Life Saving Drugs Programme post-market review issues paper

The public submission process for the post-market Review of the Life Saving Drugs Programme (LSDP review) issues paper is now ...

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Dutton won't intervene in CF drug listing

Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton has told worried parents of children with cystic fibrosis that he hopes negotiations over the ...

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Ensuring access to the best PBS

Australia’s innovative medicines industry has called on the Abbott Government to negotiate a five-year strategic agreement after it reached an ...

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