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Vericiguat (Verquvo) for persistent chronic heart failure with LVEF < 45%

Vericiguat (Verquvo) for persistent chronic heart failure with LVEF < 45%
  • 30 November 2022

Vericiguat is a new medicine belonging to a novel class of medicines called soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulators.

Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 40%)

Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 40%)

Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 40%)

  • 27 December 2021

Palliative care: New, amended and deleted PBS items

Palliative care: New, amended and deleted PBS items

Palliative care: New, amended and deleted PBS items

  • 15 June 2021
  • 8 minutes

Opioids: New and amended PBS listings

Opioids: New and amended PBS listings

Opioids: New and amended PBS listings

  • 18 June 2020
  • 15 min read

Risperidone: Revised PBS restrictions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Risperidone: Revised PBS restrictions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Risperidone: Revised PBS restrictions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

  • 19 March 2020
  • 13 min read

Naloxone nasal spray (Nyxoid) for opioid overdose

Naloxone nasal spray (Nyxoid) for opioid overdose

Naloxone nasal spray (Nyxoid) for opioid overdose

  • 15 January 2020

Guanfacine (Intuniv) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Guanfacine (Intuniv) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Guanfacine (Intuniv) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

  • 18 October 2019
  • 10 min read
Wrap up
September 2022 New listing
  • 16 September 2022
PBS listing for hydroxychloroquine updated (2022)
  • 4 May 2022
February 2022 New listings
  • 7 February 2022
Tocilizumab (actemra) shortages: further temporary listings
  • 3 December 2021
Latest in brief
Dapagliflozin for chronic kidney disease
  • 1 September 2022
Clopidogrel and clopidogrel with aspirin now unrestricted on PBS
  • 17 May 2022
  • 10 mins
Buprenorphine modified-release injections (Bivudal weekly and monthly) for opiate dependence
  • 1 May 2022
Empagliflozin (Jardiance) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 40%)
  • 14 April 2022