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Act now, Fiasp patients urged
Diabetes drug was set to vanish from the Australian market in days 鈥� but there鈥檚 now temporary relief for patients Patients who want to stay on the diabetes medicine Fiasp …
Continued dispensing of limited use on non-PBS items
Only those who can afford to pay will benefit from Tasmania鈥檚 new continued dispensing measures, rural pharmacists warn聽 The program, which allows community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies …
One Nation Bill sets pathway for cannabis PBS listing
Legislation put before the Senate this week could pave the way for medicinal cannabis products to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)聽 Under the proposed Improving Access to …
Government targets PBS fraud loophole
Pharmacy owners convicted of defrauding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will no longer be able to retain their Section 90 approval under proposed legislation聽 The National Health Amendment (Effect of …
Fiasp de-listed from PBS
Diabetes patients are facing a significant increase in the cost of their medication following the government鈥檚 decision to remove Fiasp (insulin aspart injection) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)聽 Senator …
Extending continued dispensing 鈥榯he right thing to do鈥�
Enabling community pharmacists to provide patients with full supplies of their regular medications without a prescription is 鈥渢he right thing to do鈥�, Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania鈥檚 Premier believes聽聽 Under expanded continued …
PBS designed for a bygone era
Medicare reform must not come at the expense of improving other areas of Australia鈥檚 health system, including the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Trent Zimmerman, warns. 聽 Writing in The Guardian聽former …
Employment status impacts severe asthma expenditure
Poorly controlled asthma is placing a substantial economic burden on Australia鈥檚 healthcare system, a study reveals. Research published in Plos One聽found that the employment status of patients with severe or …
Medicines pricing makes Australia unattractive for manufacturers
Australia鈥檚 reliance on overseas manufactured medications combined with medicines pricing is fueling current supply shortages, a senior Guild official believes Speaking to ABC News, Adele Tahan, vice president of the …
Cost of medicines in the spotlight
Pharmacist speaks up on need for affordable medicines as Parliament debates co-pay bill聽聽 The federal government has tabled its National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Bill 2022, bringing what it says …
Ozempic shortage extends into new year – but it’s still earning big
Meanwhile semaglutide medication Wegovy – indicated purely for weight loss – is added to the ARTG The enduring drought of type-2 diabetes medication Ozempic, blamed on its being prescribed off-label …
Co-pay cut set to reduce non-adherence
The legislation to slash the maximum PBS co-payment has been tabled, as the rising cost of living makes it harder for many to afford their scripts The Albanese Government has …