So I guess like a lot of people I've been wondering how good a deal the PBS negotiated. Last week I heard that a major public hospital had ordered 10 lots for $66,000 but thought that must be wrong. Given the pharmacists have to order these medications I came up with the cunning plan of asking one. The […]
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In a surprising and warm-hearted gesture, the Australian government announced in December 2015 that they will pay for all Hepatitis C medications Australians need. They pledged a whole of $1 billion to the cause. The announcement came from Health Minister Sussan Ley, representing Turnbull's government. Hepatitis C in Australia by numbers According to Australian Hepatitis […]
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Here is some interesting data from the Google Analytics about the FixHepC visitor demographics. It’s kind of spooky that Google knows your age and sex, but here’s their analysis. One of the interesting things is that with 1% of the population infected if you consider the impact of spouses and voting age children an organised […]
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NSW Health and ASHM (Australian Society of HIV/HBV/HCV Medicine) have joined forces to issue a position statement titled Importation of Generic HCV Drugs. You can follow the link or read the text below: 08 October 2015 Advice for HCV Clinicians This communique is for clinicians experienced in the management and treatment of Hepatitis C using Direct Acting […]
So last night the TPP got the nod in the US. So what is it and what does it mean? It’s supposed to be a free trade agreement, but it apparently has some catches, particularly around medications and patents. Sadly it’s actually impossible to know what it means because to date it’s a largely secret […]