Thousands of Australians suffering from eye disease, asthma and the rare blood disorder AL amyloidosis will now have more affordable medicines after the federal government expanded the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to include vital medicines. Health Minister Mark Butler said in the announcement of the expansion the federal government has decided to welcome three new medicines…

The centre-left Australian Labor Party has promised to cut the cost of common medications for Australians slightly more than the Liberal Party will if they are elected to government later in May. Labor will reduce the maximum cost consumers pay for medicines covered under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from $42.50 to $30, a saving…

The Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) is celebrating the listing of Trodelvy, a treatment for a rare form of breast cancer on the Pharmaceutical Budget Listing (PBS) as part of the 2022/23 Federal Budget. “For the first time, this drug gives hope to many young women, extending their life expectancy and providing an opportunity to…

An executive for PBS was captured on a hidden camera calling for violence before the election. Michael Beller, the broadcaster’s principal counsel, said if Democrat nominee Joe Biden lost, people should “go to the White House and throw Molotov cocktails.” “Even if Biden wins, we go for all the Republican voters, Homeland Security will take…

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) said Tuesday that a lawyer who made comments about violence is no longer employed by the broadcaster. “This employee no longer works for PBS. As a mid-level staff attorney, he did not speak on behalf of our organization, nor did he make any editorial decisions,” the partially publicly-funded news agency said…