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Opioids: New and amended PBS listings

Opioids: New and amended PBS listings
  • 18 June 2020
  • 15 min read

Changes made to support the appropriate prescribing and use of opioids, and reduce harms

Risperidone: Revised PBS restrictions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Risperidone: Revised PBS restrictions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Risperidone: Revised PBS restrictions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

  • 19 March 2020
  • 13 min read

Naloxone nasal spray (Nyxoid) for opioid overdose

Naloxone nasal spray (Nyxoid) for opioid overdose

Naloxone nasal spray (Nyxoid) for opioid overdose

  • 15 January 2020

Guanfacine (Intuniv) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Guanfacine (Intuniv) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Guanfacine (Intuniv) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

  • 18 October 2019
  • 10 min read

Tenofovir with emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) 

Tenofovir with emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) 

Tenofovir with emtricitabine for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) 

  • 17 July 2018
  • 10 min read

Insulin glargine 300 IU/mL solution (Toujeo) for diabetes mellitus

Insulin glargine 300 IU/mL solution (Toujeo) for diabetes mellitus

Insulin glargine 300 IU/mL solution (Toujeo) for diabetes mellitus

  • 15 June 2018
  • 7 min read

Requesting the new Cervical Screening Test: what providers need to know

Requesting the new Cervical Screening Test: what providers need to know

Requesting the new Cervical Screening Test: what providers need to know

  • 1 December 2017
  • 8 min read
Wrap up
October 2020 listing wrap-up
  • 16 October 2020
  • 4 minutes
December 2019 new listings wrap-up
  • 2 December 2019
November 2019 new listings wrap-up
  • 1 December 2019
August 2019 new listings wrap-up
  • 18 October 2019
Latest in brief
Beclometasone with formoterol (Fostair) for asthma
  • 7 December 2020
  • 8 minutes
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg (Xarelto) for chronic stable atherosclerotic disease
  • 1 December 2020
  • 5 mins
Siponimod (Mayzent) for multiple sclerosis
  • 19 November 2020
  • 6 mins
Two hepatitis C medicines delisted from the PBS
  • 2 November 2020

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