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The COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and supply deals October 29, 2020

Sanofi and GSK to provide 200 million doses of their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX Facility.

When it comes to the Budget, everything happens for a reason October 29, 2020

It is possible the minister and his officials needed the industry's in-principle agreement on the new framework for statutory price reductions to justify its inclusion as a saving in this year's Budget?

Industry backs new regenerative medicine consortium October 29, 2020

A new AusBiotech-led consortium has been established focussed on unlocking the potential of Australia’s regenerative medicine sector.

New registration of MSD's Keytruda with PBAC next stop October 29, 2020

MSD's KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) has secured another TGA approval ahead of next week's meeting of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.

Chris Bowen: 'Guarantee is not worth the paper it is not written on' October 29, 2020

Shadow health minister Chris Bowen has used parliament to challenge the government on its record on the PBS, including the recent Budget and patient access to new medicines.

Senate Estimates: Officials discuss COVID-19 vaccine distribution October 28, 2020

Department of Health officials fronted Senate Estimates for a second day yesterday, responding to questions about the distribution of COVID-10 vaccines.

Government scrambles to address industry concerns October 28, 2020

Medicines Australia sought and received some clarity from the Department of Health regarding the inclusion of savings from PBS statutory price reductions beyond their current expiry date.

The savings are not in a measure but they are hidden in the Budget October 28, 2020

The industry needs to contemplate the reality it has been involved in a negotiation while the government has secretly developed and taken a related saving proposal through the Budget process - and decided to withhold that information.

AbbVie inks new partnership with Australia's BioCurate October 28, 2020

AbbVie has signed a new memorandum of understanding with Australian university joint venture BioCurate that is designed to accelerate the development of new medicines.

Chris Bowen: PBS guarantee a 'cruel sham' October 27, 2020

Shadow health minister Chris Bowen says the PBS New Medicine Funding Guarantee announced in the 2020-21 Budget has "been exposed as a cruel sham, with the money missing from the Budget – but new...

An opportunity for government to sharpen message on vaccine October 27, 2020

The federal government might consider reworking its responses to questions on COVID-19 vaccines given the experience of the past two days that may have only served to undermine confidence in these highly anticipated therapies.

Industry seeks 'urgent clarity' on budgeted price reductions October 27, 2020

Medicines Australia says it has sought "urgent clarity" from the government after Department of Health officials told Senate Estimates new statutory price reductions have already been budgeted.

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The savings are not in a measure but they are hidden in the Budget

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The COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and supply deals

When it comes to the Budget, everything happens for a reason

Industry backs new regenerative medicine consortium

New registration of MSD's Keytruda with PBAC next stop

Chris Bowen: 'Guarantee is not worth the paper it is not written on'

Senate Estimates: Officials discuss COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Government scrambles to address industry concerns