Specialist Updates Oncology

Three new cancer drugs listed on the PBS

2nd August 2019
Three new treatments have been listed on the PBS for people with aggressive forms of cancer, including refractory…
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Cancer patient
Specialist Updates Neurology

Call for urgent revamp to PBS rules on antiepileptics

1st July 2019
Two leading Australian seizure experts are calling on the Department of Health to urgently revise outdated prescribing…
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Epilepsy drugs
Pharmacy News

Court rules against pharmacist’s sister in $18m PBS fraud case

4th June 2019
A Sydney pharmacist’s sister is set lose her home because it was bought with money from an alleged $18 million PBS fraud…
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Court rules against pharmacist’s sister in $18m PBS fraud case
Australian Doctor News

PPIs targeted with new prescribing restrictions

14th May 2019
Subsidised scripts for higher-strength PPIs will require streamlined authority approval from this month. The restrictions…
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Heart patient
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How do you identify osteoporosis in men?

21st August 2019
Osteoporosis in men is often unrecognised and untreated, despite the fact that osteoporosis-related mortality and morbidity…
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Pharmacy News

Coalition and Labor promise PBS safety net relief

2nd May 2019
The number of prescriptions patients need to meet the PBS safety net will be reduced, no matter who wins the federal…
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Coalition and Labor promise PBS safety net relief
Pharmacy News

Court removes pharmacy’s PBS status

11th April 2019
A pharmacy will lose its PBS status, at least temporarily, following the latest ruling in a court battle. The TerryWhite…
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Court removes pharmacy’s PBS status
6Minutes News

PBS Update: Hep C and two new cancer drugs listed

1st April 2019
A new treatment has been listed on the PBS for people with hepatitis C who have failed on other therapies. Vosevi (Gilead…
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Pharmacy