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"Australia is coming under increasing pressure from international drug
companies demanding higher prices for their drugs.
In some cases, negotiations have broken down and companies have said they’ll
withdraw their drugs from the market. In other cases, companies have said
they’ll not apply for their drug to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme (PBS) at all.
For example, the future of some PBS drugs for multiple sclerosis has been in
doubt after pricing disagreements between the drug companies and the Australian
government. These medicines will now remain on the PBS while a review of
multiple sclerosis drugs takes place.
Earlier this year, drug company Eli Lilly said it would not apply to have its
drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro) listed on the PBS for type 2 diabetes after price
negotiations broke down.
So what’s really going on in the background? And where does that leave
Australians’ access to subsidised medicines, now and into the future?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics