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Labor fulfils vow to cut cost of scripts
21 October 2022 - Labor will list four new medicines on the PBS from November to offer Australians cheaper treatments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2022
PBS minimum stockholding requirements
21 October 2022 - Amendments made by the National Health Amendment Act 2021 give effect to the commitments in the new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2022
Consultation on the revised PBS post-market review framework
20 October 2022 - The Department of Health and Aged Care is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on a revised ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2022
Department of Health tweaks the agenda for November 2022 PBAC meeting
19 October 2022 - Two minor changes made the day after the release of version 3. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2022
Women call for 'life-changing' medicinal cannabis oil to be added to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
18 October 2022 - At 79 years old, Trish Fisher still suffers from excruciating pain from a motorbike accident in her ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2022
Department of Health and Aged Care publishes revised agenda for November 2022 PBAC meeting
18 October 2022 - Version 3 notes 9 amendments, including the withdrawal of a resubmission for a new medicine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2022
Outcomes from the September 2022 PBAC intracycle meeting
14 October 2022 - The recommendations made by the PBAC in September 2022 relating to the listing of medicines on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2022
Nearly a fifth of Australia’s Covid vaccine stock binned amid warning of fresh wave of cases
11 October 2022 - Dwindling demand for booster shots causes concern immunisation gaps leaving country open to new variants. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Australian adults can now get Moderna's Omicron COVID-19 booster. Here's what we know
10 November 2022 - The first combination COVID booster has now been introduced to Australia's vaccine program, with Moderna's Omicron ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Ground breaking platform launched for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by cancer
10 October 2022 - Australia’s first comprehensive cancer website developed by and for Indigenous Australians has officially launched today in a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2022
Free medicines under proposed plan to slash PBS co-payment
8 October 2022 - One of Australia’s leading pharmacy chains wants to offer some medicines for free and others at a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2022
Weekly growth hormone injection hits PBS: Newcastle's Griffin Carters first in Australia to receive life-changing medication
7 October 2022 - A "game-changing" drug that hit the PBS last week has already helped Newcastle's Carters family, the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2022
Landmark PBS listing for treatment of gastro-oesophageal cancers
1 October 2022 - From 1 October, Australians with advanced or metastatic gastro-oesophageal cancers will have access to new treatment through ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2022
2022 October price disclosure cycle – confirmed prices and patient savings reports
1 October 2022 - Combination flow-on reduction outcomes reflect confirmed 1 October 2022 prices on the Current Price Disclosure cycle web ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2022
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 October 2022
1 October 2022 - The October 2022 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...