Recent listing of the HIV drug Atripla on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is expected to cost the PBS an additional AUD$15 million over the next four years.
18/01/2010
THE FEDERAL Government has announced a range of rebates and funding agreements, designed to give cancer patients better access to treatments and diagnostic tools.
02/07/2009
TEARSAGAIN, an innovative dry eye spray from BioRevive, will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 August 2009, making it available for prescription from doctor and ophthalmologists.
01/07/2009
MORE than two million Australians living with osteoporosis1 are set to benefit from the first once-a-month osteoporosis therapy, after it was today listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
01/07/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Medical Association (AMA) has announced its support for the Australia’s disability and community sector as they call for a National Disability Insurance Scheme.
08/10/2009
Researchers at the University of Sydney suggest that paracetamol may provide more than just pain relief to those at risk of developing heart disease.
05/03/2010
THE WESTERN Australian government has pledged to spend $8.4m over the next three years to help encourage General Practitioners (GPs) across the state to extend their opening hours to include weeknights and weekends.
20/05/2009
A collaborative team of companies has developed a laser-coding system to track glass containers for parenteral use (eg. syringes) from the point of production to the end customer.
11/11/2009
MILLIPORE has reaffirmed its partnership with Guava Technologies with the launch of the Guava range of assays, kits, flow cytometry systems, and service plans as part of an integrated bench top flow cytometry portfolio.
05/03/2009
THE WESTERN Australian State Government will inject $10m into Karratha’s Nickol Bay Hospital for urgent upgrades to health services and staff accommodation.
30/01/2009
THE Western Australian Government has announced it will inject $14m into the states palliative care services.
27/05/2009
The US Preventative Services Task Force has made recommendations on the frequency of routine mammography screening for women in certain age groups and recommends against breast self-examination.
19/11/2009
RECENT developments in the electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) and secure individual electronic health records aim to deliver significant benefits to general practitioners and patients.
14/04/2009
MILLIPORE has been awarded a European patent entitled, “Use of gamma hardened RFID tags in pharmaceutical devices.”
09/03/2009
Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging has developed a new syringe system, the Schott InJentle, for the special needs of highly sensitive drugs. Its unique design offers improved drug stability and a gentle application.
17/12/2009
BAYER Technology Services has officially opened its first regional office in India in an effort enlarge its presence in the growing Asian markets.
13/03/2009
MERCK has announced it will premiere its new brand TitriPUR at ACHEMA 2009.
12/05/2009
THE PRIVATE maternity ward at Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital is undergoing a temporary closure.
30/09/2009
THE LABOR Government’s plans to cap Medicare payments for IVF treatment has been pulled into question with the coalition joining forces with two key cross-bench senators to delay a vote on the draft laws.
21/08/2009
CHINA Bio-Immunity Corporation (CHHB) has announced an update regarding the nationwide recall of its rabies vaccines.
13/03/2009