AN EXTENSION to the PBS
listing for Remicade (infliximab) will
mean that more patients suffering
from fistulising Crohn’s disease will
be able to access the medication.
The new guidelines no longer rely
on the Crohn’s Disease Activity
Index, which is weighted in favour
of patients with luminal disease
rather than perianal disease.
A recent report in the Medical
Journal of Australia found that
about 30% of patients with clinically
significant perianal Crohn’s disease
didn’t qualify for PBS-subsidised
anti-TNF medication under the
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THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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