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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
March 2021 new listing wrap-up
  • 1 March 2021
  • 4 minutes
February 2021 new listing wrap-up
  • 16 February 2021
  • 3 minutes
October 2020 listing wrap-up
  • 16 October 2020
  • 4 minutes
December 2019 new listings wrap-up
  • 2 December 2019
Latest in brief
Oral liquid cannabidiol (Epidyolex) for Dravet syndrome
  • 11 May 2021
Adalimumab biosimilars now PBS-listed
  • 21 April 2021
  • 7 minutes
Proton pump inhibitors for complex GORD: New PBS listings March 2021
  • 1 March 2021
  • 10 minutes
Lisdexamfetamine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • 16 February 2021
  • 9 minutes

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