hepatitis C
Drugs program a success
Hep C program success “extraordinary”, Senate committee hears, but no mention of cost to pharmacy However, there is no mention of the issue of the cost of supplying and stocking …
New Hepatitis C treatment TGA registered
The TGA has registered a new treatment regimen for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C. MSD announced that Zepatier (elbasvir/grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin has been registered by the TGA …
Hep C medicines: too high a price to pay?
One of the key health-related tasks of the re-elected Coalition government will be to ensure a solution to the supply of the expensive new Hepatitis C medicines. The scale of …
Clinical tips: Hepatitis
Hepatitis C is curable, and all Australians living with the disease should be considered for antiviral therapy, writes Louis Roller Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver, often characterised …
Large minority not supplying Hep C drugs: poll results
Over a fifth of respondents are not providing the new Hepatitis C treatments to patients, an AJP survey has found. AJP ran a poll to examine to what extent the …
Poll: How are you handling the newly listed Hep C drugs?
When the Turnbull Government decided late last year to PBS list a range of breakthrough Hepatitis C cures, Health Minister Sussan Ley described it as a “watershed moment”. Minister Ley …
Keeping the costs down
Experts say action needed to curb rising PBS costs The cost of the PBS is once again on the rise, according to a new report prepared by the Parliamentary Budget …
Fix hep C supply problems now: Quilty
Pharmacies are facing unprecedented problems supplying new hepatitis C treatments to patients, says Guild executive director David Quilty— and they need to be fixed urgently. In this week’s edition of …
Concern continues over Hep C drug costs
Efforts continue to find a resolution to Hep C payment standoff Government officials have met with pharmacy and industry officials as moves continue to find a solution to the problem …