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New GM calls out PBS wait times
He's only been here for two months and already the reality of Australia's reimbursement system is hitting home for this new Country Leader who warns that the new average wait for a PBS listing of 712 days is time many patients simply don't have.
Largest packaging plant opens
This 36,000 sqm greenfield facility provides a central hub for efficient distribution and supply chain management for pharmas
TODAY
Pharma off target, doctors say
Industry's concerted efforts to meaningfully engage with Australian doctors seems to be missing the mark
TODAY
Big Pharma goes under the hammer
A new Top 25 pharma will be created under this AU$16B buyout deal with a global footprint extending to 150 countries
28 April
PBAC greenlights new drugs
Out of 26 new PBS listing submissions considered by the PBAC in March, a massive 23 were recommended
28 April
Lilly refuses PBS listing price
After finally winning a PBAC recommendation on its fourth attempt, Lilly will not make this blockbuster available on the PBS
24 April
MD's message to Dept workers
An Australian pharma leader has made a pitch to public servants, laying out the case to change the way medicines are funded
24 April
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CSL falls to nine-year low
Another attack on vaccines by the US Administration hit the Aussie giant 'at the worst possible time' sending its share price tumbling
TODAY
Lilly eyes next goldmine
After hitting the jackpot with its treatments for weight loss and diabetes, this company looks to crack another monster market
TODAY
Vax slide a drag on productivity
Pfizer uses pre-budget submission to call on the federal government to increase investment in preventative health
28 April
PBAC pushes biologics to first line
Nine recommendations for new indications plus a 'yes' to paediatric patients with Crohn's to going straight to biologics
28 April
New ALS treatment approved
Bumper list of medicines join the ARTG, including the first copycat of a PBS listed drug plus multiple brands containing semaglutide
28 April Approvals Action
Real World Evidence feud goes legal
Bayer and Johnson & Johnson go head-to-head in a US court over survival claims for two big prostate cancer drugs
24 April
Jobs go in company restructure
ICYMI: Another company undergoes 'streamlining' with undisclosed job losses plus other popular stories this week
24 April Your Week in 5 Minutes
PBS a lever for medicine supply?
Geopolitical tensions are exposing the fragility of global supply chains but perhaps the PBS can help reduce Australia's vulnerability
24 April
Boehringer shows its heart
Company steps up to support a program that takes healthcare to rural, regional, and remote areas of Australia
24 April
Long-timers jumping companies
Seasoned pharma professionals from across industry are moving to new companies and new roles in the latest employment shifts
23 April
Aussie pharma naughty or nice?
Analysis of Medicines Australia complaint outcomes over three years reveals how often companies are breaching the Code of Conduct
23 April
One of industry's best moves on
Two-time PRIME Awards winner lands a new job outside industry at 'one of the fastest growing companies since Canva'
23 April
Shortage looms on demand surge
Another shortage of this drug is on the horizon, with the TGA renewing a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument
23 April
Gene therapy finds footing in Aust
Who's secured a licence to conduct studies of its FDA-approved intravesical gene therapy in Australia?
23 April