PBS call for Kalydeco

May 28, 2014

CYSTIC Fibrosis Australia has used a 65 Roses Day event in Parliament House Canberra to again lobby the manufacturer of the medicine Kalydeco, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and government to fund the product on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PD 11 Feb). Cystic Fibrosis Australia ceo Michelle Skinner said Budget Papers had shown savings to the PBS during the 2014/15 financial year of $2.07b. “The PBAC has recommended Kalydeco on two occasions, but the Department and the company are haggling over price and patient numbers.” Without a subsidy, the annual cost of Kalydeco exceeds $250,000.

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Pharmacy Daily | PBS call for Kalydeco

PBS call for Kalydeco

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