The confirmed new prices for 01
Apr as part of the expanded and
accelerated price disclosure main
cycle have been published on the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
(PBS) website.
The biggest cut was to docetaxel
injection, which saw an almost 90%
cut (PD 17 Dec).
The confirmed prices show this
was a reduction from an approved
ex-manufacturer price of $479.17
down to $48.11 (Oncotaxel 140).
Another significant price cut was
topotecan, down by 56%, from
$330.40 to $145.77.
Fludrabine injection was cut by
48% which the published prices
show was down from $103.11 to
$53.87.
To view the confirmed prices,
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