Kidney disease drug added to PBS, helping 65,000 Australians

The federal government will add a medicine for chronic kidney disease into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than ...
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Cheaper Medicine For Kidney Disease Patients

Tens of thousands of Australians living with chronic kidney disease will soon have access to more cheaper medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits ...

New trial finds two commonly available drugs may delay Alzheimer’s

Two widely available medicines can safely improve brain health in those with early Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found ...
MedPage Today

Alzheimer's Paper Retracted; Smartphone App Helps Migraine; Alcohol and Alzheimer's

The diabetes drug empagliflozin (Jardiance) and an insulin nasal spray showed promising effects on cognition and biomarkers ...

Canadian public drug plan spending grew by $3.4 billion over 5 years, driven by use of higher-cost drugs

The latest edition of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) CompassRx report shows that prescription drug expenditure for public drug plans grew by 7.4% in 2022/23 to reach $14.1 billion, ...