PBAC backs new PBS listing for drosperinone-only pill
The PBAC has recommended a listing for the drospirenone-only contraceptive pill, acknowledging it is important for women to have a range of affordable options. At…
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Coroner wants liquid paraffin added to the PBS after boy’s constipation death
A coroner has recommended liquid paraffin be added to the PBS after an Aboriginal boy died of a bowel obstruction when his family could not…
PBS lists first new endometriosis treatment in 30 years
Progestogen drug Visanne (dienogest 2mg) has been listed on the PBS for endometriosis, cutting the monthly cost from around $70 to $31.60 for non-concessional patients.…
$190,000 combination therapy for blood cancer listed on the PBS
A new combination therapy to treat both chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma is now available on the PBS. Fifteen months of ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus…
Pharmacist used dead patients’ details to defraud $2 million from PBS: tribunal
A pharmacist who “brazenly” defrauded $1.94 million from the PBS by submitting fake claims, some using dead patients’ details, will not be allowed to apply…
Novo Nordisk finally launches semaglutide pen indicated for weight loss in Australia
Novo Nordisk’s subcutaneous weight-loss drug Wegovy will hit Australian shelves this month, two years after it received TGA approval. The once-weekly injectable semaglutide formulation will…
Pharmacist explains why he rejects 60-day scripts (it’s not for money)
GPs using 60-day prescribing to dodge the PBS authority line are unwittingly costing patients long term, a pharmacist says. AusDoc has heard from dozens of GPs…
Arsenic and picrotoxin: What was on the PBS back in 1951
Modern medicine is a scientific wonder, and one reason why there are now nearly a thousand different medicines available to doctors through the PBS to…
Maternal RSV vax gets green light for NIP listing
Pregnant women could soon have subsidised access to the bivalent respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Abrysvo, just two months after it was approved by the TGA.…
Why did health officials restrict GLP-1 RA prescribing? Here’s the PBAC review behind the decision
What sparked the Department of Health and Aged Care decision to change prescribing rules for type 2 diabetes medications on the PBS? The 1 June…
