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2010

December 2010

MyHospitals website launched - 10 December 2010

PBS Website Update - 1 December 2010

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of PERINDOPRIL and LERCANIDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE - 1 December 2010

November 2010

Expanded and Accelerated Price Disclosure - 23 November 2010

Deletion by AstraZeneca Pty Ltd of Atropine sulfate injection 600 micrograms in 1 mL on 1 December 2010

PBS Website Update - 1 November 2010

New PBS Prescribers - Midwives and Nurse Practitioners

October 2010

Removal of anakinra (brand name Kineret ®) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

PBS Website Update 1 October, 2010

September 2010

Compliance to Medicines Working Group Report to PBAC 24 September, 2010

Agenda for the November 2010 PBAC meeting 22 September, 2010

Request for Stakeholder feedback: co-dependent technologies 16 September, 2010

PBS Website Update 1 September, 2010

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August 2010

PBS Website Update (1st August, 2010)

July 2010

PBS Website Update (1st July, 2010)

Removal of anakinra (brand name Kineret) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (5th July, 2010)

June 2010

PBS Website Update (1st June, 2010)

May 2010

PBS Website Update (1st May, 2010)

Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Australia and Medicines Australia 19 May, 2010

Availability of Methoxyflurane for emergency treatment only 1 May, 2010

April 2010

PBS Website Update (Apr 1, 2010)

March 2010

PBS Cost Recovery fee requirements for lodgement of submissions in March/April for the July 2010 PBAC Meeting - Reminder 2 March, 2010

PBS Website Update (Mar 1, 2010)

February 2012

PBS Website Update (Feb 1, 2010)

Subscription for Latest News Items (Feb 1, 2010)

January 2010

PBS Website Update (Jan 1, 2010)

2009

December 2009

Price disclosure information now available on the PBS Website (Dec 17, 2009)

Change from 1 January 2010 to the price of Clomiphene tablet 50mg (Dec 10, 2009)

PBS Website Update (Dec 1, 2009)

November 2009

PBS Website Update (Nov 1, 2009)

October 2009

Cost Recovery for evaluation and listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) & National Immunisation Program (NIP) - Commencement Date Update 7 October, 2009

Changes to the PBS (Oct 1, 2009)

September 2009

Agenda for November 2009 PBAC Meeting (Sept 24, 2009)

New Listings & Changes to the PBS - 1 September 2009

August 2009

Recommendations made by the PBAC - July 2009 - 21 August 2009

Advice of Amendment to the display of the drug Sildenafil Citrate in the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (RPBS) - 13 August 2009

Update to Listing Unit requirements - 3 August 2009

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of certain Extemporaneously-prepared pharmaceutical items - 1 August 2009

New Listings & Changes to the PBS - 1 August 2009

May 2009

Agenda for July 2009 PBAC meeting - 27 May 2009

Cost Recovery for evaluation and listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) & National Immunisation Program (NIP) - 15 May 2009

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April 2009

Recommendations made by the PBAC (March) 29 April 2009

New content on the industry subsite - 1 April 2009

January 2009

Feedback sought by the pharmaceutical benefits advisory committee on technical working group reports - 27 January 2009

Advice of the amendment of Sanofi Aventis brand premiums for 1 February 2009 - 9 January 2009

PBS safety net and access changes - 1 January 2009

2008

December 2008

Further updates to measure to reduce repeat prescription requirements for patients with chronic conditions - 31 December 2008

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of FLUCLOXACILLIN - 5 December 2008

Update to measure to reduce repeat prescription requirements for patients with chronic conditions - 1 December 2008

PBS Listing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - 1 December 2008

Access to Medicines Working Group Interim Report - 1 December 2008

November 2008

Changes to listings for ROSIGLITAZONE MALEATE (Avandia®) and ROSIGLITAZONE MALEATE with METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (Avandamet®) - 1 November 2008

New measure to reduce repeat prescription requirements for patients with chronic conditions - 1 November 2008

October 2008

New Item – PHENOXYBENZAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (Dibenzyline ®), effective 14 October 2008 - 14 October 2008

PBS Calendar and PBAC Consumer comments - 1 October 2008

September 2008

Alteration to Spelling of Drug Name in Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 September 2008

PBS Industry subsite - 1 September 2008

August 2008

Changes to listings for ROSIGLITAZONE MALEATE (Avandia®) and ROSIGLITAZONE MALEATE with METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (Avandamet®) - 20 August 2008

Joint Medicines Policy Conference - 11 August 2008

Advice of amendments to August PBS publications - 1 August 2008

PBS Website improvements - 1 August 2008

July 2008

PBS listings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - 1 July 2008

Monthly Update of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 July 2008

June 2008

Information Update regarding PBS Cost Recovery Information Sessions to Industry - 2 June 2008

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May 2008

Information Update regarding PBS Cost Recovery - 20 May 2008

Information regarding PBS Cost Recovery - 14 May 2008

Monthly Update of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 May 2008

April 2008

Summary of pricing amendments - 2 April 2008

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of PHENOXYMETHYLPENICILLIN oral suspension (new strength), Cilicaine V® and Abbocillin-V® brand - 1 April 2008

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of NIZATIDINE, Tazac® brand - 1 April 2008

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of METHYLPHENIDATE, Ritalin LA® brand - 1 April 2008

Monthly Update of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 April 2008

March 2008

2008 PBS Monthly listing deadlines - 1 March 2008

2007

December 2007

PBS Authority phone number remains the same - 14 December 2007

November 2007

Advice of the amendment to the pricing of BORTEZOMIB, Velcade® brand - 1 November 2007

September 2007

Website Features - 5 September 2007

August 2007

PBS Website developed to improve the display of Palliative Care Medicines - 28 August 2007

Pharmacists : Extemporaneous pricing amendment to codeine linctus - 22 August 2007

Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) in combination with insulin - 17 August 2007

Withdrawal of Prexige (lumiracoxib) - 15 August 2007

Amendment to the listing of Rituximab - 1 August 2007

July 2007

Making the most of Streamlined Authorities - 4 July 2007

PBS Offline and Streamlined Authorities - 4 July 2007

The Streamlined Authority Process begins on 1 July 2007 - 1 July 2007

June 2007

New PBS listings for the treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration - 6 June 2007

April 2007

PBS Cost Recovery Consultations Are Happening - 18 April 2007

New website available for Developers - 1 April 2007

XML and ASCII text extracts of the data is now available - 1 April 2007

March 2007

An offline version of this website is now available - 1 March 2007

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February 2007

PDA version now available - 8 February 2007

2006

December 2006

PBS extension to benefit osteoporosis patients - 18 December 2006

Online Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 December 2006

New Drugs listed on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1 Dec 2006 - 1 December 2006

November 2006

Government funds Gardasil - 29 November 2006

PBS Reform - 16 November 2006

October 2006

Government funds new breast cancer treatments - 27 October 2006

Listing of Herceptin on the PBS - 1 October 2006

September 2006

PBS-Eligibility Criteria For Cholesterol Lowering Medicines - 6 September 2006

August 2006

The listing of Lantus and Levemir on the PBS - 24 August 2006

March 2006

New listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1 April 2006 - 31 March 2006

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