February 23, 2012
If Australia had paid English prices for generic simvastatin during May 2010-October 2011, its PBS spending could have been reduced from $150 million to just A$20 million, says a leading health economist.
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December 21, 2010
The Greek government has said that the maximum price of generic drugs will be set at no more than 60% of the originator product’s price, rather than 72% as it originally proposed last September.
November 16, 2010
An Australian Senate Committee is due to report to day on consultations concerning new legislation which aims to cut government drug spending by nearly A$2 billion over the next five years