New PBS indications for cancer drugs
Minister for Health Greg Hunt also announces the addition of a chemo nausea treatment
30th September 2019
By Clare Pain
Three cancer drugs on the PBS will be listed for additional indications from 1 October and a treatment for nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy has been added.
Minister for Health Greg Hunt. Photo: Steve Christo
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, announced the new listings.
They are:
- Atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Roche) and bevacizumab (Avastin, Roche) can be