The Western Australian AIDS Council say they are disappointed that the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee’s (PBAC) has decided to defer the decision on whether to list Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Negotiation between the PBAC and the manufacturers of the drug Tenofovir which is used in PrEP treatment appear to have […]
Tags: AIDS, gay, Health, HIV, PBAC, PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PrEP, Tenofovir, Truvada, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
23 Aug 2017 /
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The United Kingdom will launch a PrEP trial that will allow 10,000 people to access game-changing HIV preventative medication. Britain’s National Health Service had ruled out offering PrEP treatment to help stop the transmission of HIV, but subsequently lost a court battle over the decision. The new £10 million trial with see 10,000 people being […]
Tags: AIDS, HIV, John Day, PBAC, PBS, pharmaceutical benefits advisory committee, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PrEP, Truvada, UK, World News
4 Dec 2016 |
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Truvada, the drug that makes a huge difference in preventing the spread of HIV, will not be added to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The game changing medication failed to gain a recommendation that it should be added the tax payer funded scheme. HIV advocacy groups have described the decision as extremely disappointing. Commonly known […]
Tags: AFAO, AIDS, Cipri Martinez, Daryl O'Donnell, Gilead, HIV, NAPWHA, National Association of People With HIV Australia, PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Pre Exposure Prophylaxis, PrEP, Truvada
19 Aug 2016 |
Filed under Health & Wellbeing,Life |
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The Australian Greens announced a raft of policies relating to the LGBTIQ community. The annoucement was made yesterday during International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. The party said it would commit to $32 million full roll out of the Safe Schools program, removal of religious exemptions to federal anti-discrimination law and work to […]
Tags: Anti Discrimination, Bill SHorten, election2016, Janet Rice, Labor, PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PrEP, religious exeption, Robert Simms, safe schools coalition, TGA, The Greens, Therapeutic Goods Administration
18 May 2016 |
Filed under Election 2016,National,News |
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