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Meet the lobbyists shaping pharma's future

A new ranking reveals the lobbying firms most used by pharmaceutical companies to press their case with the Government - with one firm attracting significantly more clients than any other

Jobs & Workplace

Company launches new leadership role

Created to navigate the increasingly complex landscape of public health priorities, Government policy, public funding and the private market

Regulatory & Reimbursement

Pharmas turn up the heat on Novartis

Additional biosimilar brands targeting this lucrative franchise have been approved ahead of the PBAC's meeting next month which will consider them for PBS listing

Pipeline & Intellectual Property

Peter Mac spin-off starts life with $12M

The new radiopharma is backed by an investment syndicate led by 'Twiggy' Forrest's Tenmile with a mission to develop significant new medicines for hard-to-treat cancers

Awards

Why this Awards comeback matters

Op-Ed: The return of Healthcare Marketing to Australia's prestigious Effie Awards means so much more than another gong for industry

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Drug dropped over manufacturing issues

All high-strength formulations of this drug are set to be discontinued in Australia, with the TGA implementing Serious Scarcity Substitution to support ongoing patient access

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Company cuts ties with reality TV star

DBG Health has severed ties with Sam Wood, who faces two domestic violence charges, after it acquired the reality TV star’s exercise and nutrition program

Regulatory & Reimbursement

Eczema drug back on PBS listing track

Following an extended back-and-forth with the PBAC, this pharma appears to be progressing its new treatment towards a PBS listing

Industry & Companies

Moderna enters five-year deal with CSIRO

mRNA powerhouse and Australia's national science agency launched a five-year strategic collaboration at Moderna's Melbourne plant this morning, with the first project unveiled

Industry & Companies

What specialists really think of MSLs

While most specialists view MSLs positively almost a third describe their interactions as average or poor and almost one in three can't spot the difference between an MSL and Sales Rep

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Pipeline & Intellectual Property

Smaller dose behind bigger profits?

Company catches up with how patients who are using this drug in the real world by kicking off a new trial and the upside could be a hike in profits

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Regulatory & Reimbursement

Drugs slated to exit Australia in 2027

Two well-known cancer drugs that historically generated around $50 million in annual sales each will be removed from the Australian market in the first half of 2027

Regulation & Legal

TGA cracks down dishing $127K in fines

Australia's regulator has handed out a dozen fines for offences involving Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Olumiant, along with a number of other drugs

Pipeline & Intellectual Property

Archrivals face battle with a new enemy

This newcomer is set to disrupt a longtime rivalry between two Big Pharmas in a highly competitive space after stunning phase 3 results

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Regulatory & Reimbursement

Fourth sponsor enters hot biosimilar market

A new competitor to what was once the top-selling drug on the PBS plus approval for the first generic of a drug first registered in Australia in 1991

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Industry & Companies

Jobs go as pharma restructure hits Australia

While the exact number of roles or business functions impacted has not been officially disclosed, it’s understood redundancies have hit the commercial team

Regulatory & Reimbursement

Aussie first hits lucrative market

Roche is delivering the first innovative solution of its kind to Australian patients with the company already heading to the PBAC for reimbursement

Regulatory & Reimbursement

First rival but no price cut for $20M drug

Even though three 'first new brands' hit onto the PBS at the start of October in competition with this $20M drug, there's been no price cut

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