{"id":38944,"date":"2019-10-01T15:58:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=38944"},"modified":"2021-12-13T08:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T08:35:45","slug":"prime-minister-joint-media-release-cheaper-medicine-for-over-500000-patients-monday-30-september-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/prime-minister-joint-media-release-cheaper-medicine-for-over-500000-patients-monday-30-september-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister &#8211; Joint Media Release &#8211; Cheaper Medicine for over 500,000 patients &#8211; Monday 30 September 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bb05f2;\">Prime Minister &#8211; Joint Media Release &#8211; Cheaper Medicine for over 500,000 patients &#8211; Monday 30 September 2019<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"_jsPrependBmk_\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">OFFICIAL<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MESSAGE-FROM-THE-PRIME-MINISTER.png\" alt=\"MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER\" width=\"139\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #ff00ff;\"><b>THE HON. SCOTT MORRISON MP<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>PRIME MINISTER<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35201 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Scott-Morrison.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Morrison\" width=\"180\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388MsoNoSpacing\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-size: 24px;\"><b>THE HON. GREG HUNT MP<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388MsoNoSpacing\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-size: 24px;\">MINISTER FOR HEALTH<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388MsoNoSpacing\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-size: 24px;\">MINISTER ASSISTING THE PRIME MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND CABINET<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388MsoHeader\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-size: 24px;\"><b>MEDIA RELEASE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Monday 30 September 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cheaper medicine for over 500,000 patients<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Cheaper medicine is on the way for more than 500,000 patients from October 1, with price reductions for common scripts and new medicines added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), in some cases saving over $100,000 per patient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Medicines to treat lung cancer, lymphoblastic and acute leukaemia, and nausea associated with chemotherapy will now be available to patients on the PBS from tomorrow for just $40.30 per script, or $6.50 with a concession card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">A further $390 million in mandated price reductions across 175 medicine brands will also flow through to patients from tomorrow, making medicines more affordable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Coalition would continue to list medicine on the PBS as quickly as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">\u201cOur strong budget management means we can give Australian patients with access to life-saving and life-changing medicines quicker than ever before, without raising taxes,\u201d the Prime Minister said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">\u201cThis stands in stark contrast to Labor whose failed budget management drove the budget into deep deficit, forcing them to stop listing lifesaving and life changing medicines.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">\u201cFrom tomorrow, some of our most unwell Australians, many battling cancer, will receive a significant boost in the fight for their health.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">The new or extending PBS listings from tomorrow include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Tecentriq\u00ae\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">and<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">\u00a0Avastin\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">will be extended on the PBS to include first line treatment of patients with stage IV metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Without PBS subsidy it would cost patients more than $11,400 per script (around 16 scripts per course of treatment); or more than $189,100 per course of treatment. An average of 755 patients per year (for six years) could benefit from this listing.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Besponsa\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">will be extended on the PBS to include patients with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome positive (B-CELL precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia). Without PBS subsidy, patients would pay more than $44,500 per script (around 3 scripts per course of treatment); or more than $122,900 per course of treatment without subsidised access through the PBS. An average of 16 patients per year (for six years) could benefit from this listing.<\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Blincyto\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">will be extended on the PBS to include patients with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome positive (B-CELL precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia). Without PBS subsidy, patients would pay more than more than $74,900 per script (around 2 scripts per course of treatment); or more than $122,900 per course of treatment. An average of 16 patients per year (for six years) could benefit from this listing.<\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Apotex\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">, will be made available through the PBS for the treatment of patients with Nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. Without PBS subsidy, patients would pay more than $80 per script (around 1 script per course of treatment). In 2018, 7,269 patients accessed a comparable treatment for this condition.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Minister for Health Greg Hunt said every six months, prices on a range of PBS medicines are also reduced as a result of the Government\u2019s Price Disclosure Policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">\u201cWith these price reductions, a trip to the pharmacist will be cheaper for thousands of Australians, and more life-saving drugs can be listed on the PBS,\u201d Minister Hunt said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Fifteen common medicines &#8211; sold as 175 medicine brands will be cheaper for general (non-concessional) patients, and these include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Pregabalin<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">: around 208,000 patients per year who have seizures or nerve pain will now pay $28.27 per script for 75 mg capsules, a saving of up to $5.11 per script<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Ezetimibe<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">: around 60,000 patients per year with high cholesterol levels will now pay $33.86 per script for 10 mg tablets, a saving of up to $6.44 per script<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_-2034815388p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Ezetimibe<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s1\">Simvastatin<\/span><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\">: about 245,000 patients with high cholesterol levels will now pay $37.77 per script for 10 mg tablets, a saving of up to $2.53 per script.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Every medicine was recommended to the PBS by the independent expert Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. By law the Federal Government cannot list a new medicine without a positive recommendation from the PBAC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">The Government\u2019s commitment to ensuring that Australians can access affordable medicines, when they need them, is rock solid.\u00a0This includes continuing to cut the cost of medicines for patients through the PBS safety net.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">From 1 January 2020 the threshold to receive free or further discounted medicines through the PBS will be lowered by 12 scripts for pensioners and concession card holders and the equivalent of 2 scripts for non-concession card holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Since 2013, the Morrison Government has listed over 2,100 new or amended items on the PBS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">This represents an average of around 31 listings per month \u2013 or one each day \u2013 at an overall cost of around $10.6 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\">Our plan for a strong economy continues to deliver record funding for essential health services that saves lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><b>[END]<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_-2034815388p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x_-2034815388s2\" style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Prime Minister &#8211; Joint Media Release &#8211; Cheaper Medicine for over 500,000 patients &#8211; Monday 30 September 2019 OFFICIAL THE HON. 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