Valuing orphan medicines using multi-criteria decision analysis

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A new name for a new era

From today, the Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA) will be known as the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA). ...

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Access to Medicines Working Group (AMWG) Communique - 16 June 2014

The first meeting of the reinvigorated AMWG occurred on Monday 16 June 2014. ...

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$372m to ensure timely access to chemotherapy drugs

The Abbott Government will invest a record $372 million to ensure Australians continue to have timely access to life-saving chemotherapy ...

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Post-market review of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines used to treat asthma in children

The draft report of the PBS Medicines used to treat asthma in children review has now been published and is open ...

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Government to continue Inborn Error of Metabolism Programme

Over the past month I have been speaking with patients, parents, representatives and my parliamentary colleagues about the Inborn Error ...

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Public consultation on LSDP review issues paper closed

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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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme prescription prices for 2014

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Anger as life-saving drugs stuck in federal bureaucratic limbo

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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme a national treasure: MA Chairman

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Government puts new cancer drug on PBS

About 150 Australians with a rare life threatening lung cancer have been given a major boost today, with the government ...

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Ron Walker survived skin cancer, now other Australians can get the wonder drug that saved him

Ron Walker describes himself as “the luckiest guy to ever walk the planet’’ after surviving skin cancer with the help of ...

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Commission of Audit must look forward on PBS

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Saving Ashley: What price a life?

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Antiviral drug stockpile a waste of money, says study

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