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New medicines on the PBS THE Government has agreed tofund nine new medicines on thePharmaceutical Benefits Schemeincluding Astra Zeneca’s Brilinta(ticagrelor) for acute coronarysyndrome; GlaxoSmithKline’santibiotic Zinnat (cefuroxime axetil);and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Sprycel(dasatinib) for chronic myeloidleukaemia. Other drugs to be listed include:Novartis’ Tasigna (nilotinib) forchronic myeloid leukaemia; Pfizer’santi-coagulant Fragmin (dalteparinsodium); GSK’s Flolan (epoprostenolsodium) for pulmonary arterialhypertension, as well as its painmanagement treatment Kapanol(morphine sulphate). Roche Products’ juvenile arthritisdrug Actemra (tocilizumab) has alsobeen PBS listed, as well asBristol-Myers Squibb’s Orencia(abatacept) for rheumatoidarthritis. The Government has not yetannounced a date when the drugswill be available on the PBS, but ithas however allayed fears that theprocess will take years, saying thedrugs will be PBS available “in thecoming months”. “The PBS listings are subject tofinal arrangements being met bythe suppliers of the medicinesbefore they can be listed,” saidHealth Minister Tanya Plibersek. Speaking in the wake of theannouncement Medicines Australiasaid it was “encouraged by theGovernment’s commitment tomaking these medicines available”. “If this is a return to business as

usual by the Government it is verywelcome,” said Medicines AustraliaChief Executive Brendan Shaw. “However, the Government doesnot yet have a clean slate withlisting new medicines on the PBS. “Having gone through the TGAprocess, the PBAC process, thePBPA process and the Cabinetprocess, the anti-stroke medicinePradaxa is now being made to gothrough another unanticipatedhurdle: the anti-coagulant reviewprocess. “I urge the Government toconduct this review as quickly aspossible given Pradaxa was firstconsidered by Cabinet inSeptember 2010,” he added. AstraZeneca has also welcomedthe announcement, saying that thelisting of Brilinta will benefit around60,000 Australians, and that thedrug provides an important newtreatment option for clinicians inreducing the risk of cardiovasculardeaths and recurrentevents in patients with ACS (heartattacks and unstable angina). MEANWHILE the Governmenthas also agreed to increase theprice of 17 medicines currentlylisted on the PBS, in line with thePharmaceutical Benefits PricingAuthority’s recommendationsmade in December last year. The price increases come intoeffect on 01 April and will notaffect concessional patients whichconstitute around 80% of PBSprescriptions. For a full list of affected drugssee www.pbs.gov.au.

Atorvastatin generic RANBAXY has announced thatthe first generic of atorvastatin inAustralia, Trovas (atorvastatincalcium trihydrate), will beavailable to order by Aussiepharmacies this week. Listed on the PBS from 01 April,Trovas is available to order nowdue to an agreement betweenRanbaxy and Pfizer in 2008 whichenabled Ranbaxy’s atorvastatinmolecule to be launched from 19Feb 2012, only a few months afterthe US release in Nov 2011. As such, Trovas is available in 10,20, 40 and 80mg strengths inblister and bottle packs of 30’s andin 100’s, with bottles packaged toclearly differentiate betweenstrengths. To celebrate the launch, Ranbaxyis offering a Launch Price Offer,saying “there are no delayedrebates” and “no hiding behindpreviously earned credits in orderto make our price look good”. For details call 1800 726 229.

Counterfeit injections THE US FDA has warned ofmedical clinics in the US importinga counterfeit version of Avastin(bevacizumab). According to the FDA, the fakedoes not contain Avastin’s activeingredient, comes in 400mg/16mlvials, is said to include French andArabic lettering on the packs andhave batch numbers that start withB6010, B6011 or B86017. At present the TGA has notreceived any reports of similarcounterfeit Avastin vials beingfound in Australia.

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DEFYING the odds. A blind Zimbabwean, Dean duPlessis, has beat all the odds andnaysayers, to become aprofessional cricket commentator. “I was born with tumours onboth my retinas, so I was onlymeant to be alive for three tomaximum five months - but I’m35, not out now, so still playing agood innings,” he said. To commentate games, Plessisuses stump microphones and hisacute hearing to identify eachplayers unique characteristicsand what is going on in the game. “If I turn my microphonesdown, I really will be blind,” he said. “Obviously having followed thegame for just over 20 years andhaving commentated for 10 goingon 11 years, you get tounderstand, and you get to knowwhich player does what andthat’s pretty much how I knowwhat’s going on out there.”

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