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Breakthrough cancer treatment drugs added to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in 2021 – NEWS.com.au
Breakthrough cancer treatment drugs added to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in 2021
The cost of cancer treatments can be just as hard a hit as the diagnosis itself, with some cancer drugs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.Thousands of new and renewed drugs are listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to give Australians access to affordable medicines.
RARE BLOOD CANCER DRUG ADDED
A life-saving cancer drug, Darzalex (daratumumab), has been added to the PBS for the first time and will be available from January 1, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced on Monday.
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