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49 submissions on PBAC's desk
The PBAC has dropped the agenda for its upcoming July meeting with 49 submissions on the table of which 14 cover innovative drugs seeking their first PBS listing.
Top drugs chase bigger markets
Change to listing submissions for big name drugs seeking new indications and expanded populations
TODAY
Discontinued vax for dementia?
Australian experts weigh in on a new Standford University study that could have 'profound' implications
TODAY
Drugs quietly listed on the PBS
While the Albanese Government has been drip-feeding PBS listings ahead of the election, there were still some surprises this month
2 April New to the PBS
TGA greenlights 17 new drug uses
Big drugs grow even bigger, scoring multiple new uses while others have beaten their rivals to new indications
1 April
Biggest ever pharma tax dodge?
This company sold US$20 billion worth of drugs to American patients in a year yet paid zero US tax
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Company relocates to CBD office
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With a patent cliff looming, results from a pivotal Phase 3 trial could see this cancer drug remain a blockbuster for much longer
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New brand targets US expansion
Aussie pharma announces compounded version of ED nasal spray as the original product goes through FDA approval
2 April
High-flyers face off again
Familiar names in pharma legal counsel nominated for prestigious awards... and it's not their first time. See who's in the running
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Brokers lucrative agreement with Danish pharma giant for a pre-clinical drug targeting a novel obesity pathway
2 April
New player joins PBC market
Company celebrates TGA approval of innovative product as it awaits the PBAC's decision from the March meeting
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Fast listing for GSK's Aussie drug
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$96.3M PBS drug wins expansion
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Novo pioneers Aussie pharma first
Establishes council to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with diabetes and obesity
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Butler ambushed over PBS drugs
Good news about PBS co-pay sours under TV grilling about the PBS failing Australia's sickest citizens
31 March
Flagship drug wins PBS expansion
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