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Multiple sclerosis patients given PBS lifeline amid drug pricing dispute

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Clare Armstrong
Multiple sclerosis patients given PBS lifeline amid drug pricing dispute
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Australian Health Minister Mark Butler has secured a temporary agreement to keep three MS medications on the PBS while a review is conducted. This move avoids a scenario where patients would have been forced to pay up to $33,000 annually for their treatment.

MS drugs including Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada were part of the pricing stoush. ( Unsplash: Etactics )

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