Submissions received by the Committee

The Government's administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

Submissions received by the Committee

Sub No.

1Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia) (PDF 612KB) 
2Mrs Geraldine Robertson (PDF 22KB) 
3Mr Brian Stafford (PDF 13KB) 
4Chronic Illness Alliance (PDF 82KB) 
5Diabetes Australia (PDF 69KB) 
6National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) (PDF 140KB) 
7Council of Social Service Network (PDF 197KB) 
8Cancer Voices Australia  (PDF 238KB) 
9Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) (PDF 288KB) Attachment 1(PDF 784KB) Attachment 2(PDF 500KB) Attachment 3(PDF 146KB) 
10SANE Australia (PDF 276KB) 
11iNova Pharmaceuticals (Aust) Pty Ltd (PDF 184KB) 
12Research Australia (PDF 252KB) 
13Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (PDF 558KB) 
14Australian Pain Management Association Inc. (APMA) (PDF 608KB) 
15Painaustralia Limited (PDF 125KB) 
16Australian Medical Association (PDF 117KB) 
17Brain Tumour Alliance Australia Incorporated (BTAA) (PDF 139KB) 
18Cystic Fibrosis Australia (PDF 84KB) 
19Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University (PDF 348KB) 
20The Australian Lung Foundation (PDF 67KB) 
21Hepatitis Australia (PDF 108KB) 
22Osteoporosis Australia (PDF 49KB) 
23Novo Nordisk (PDF 262KB) 
24Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) (PDF 263KB) 
25Arthritis Australia (PDF 186KB) 
26Positive Life NSW (PDF 173KB) 
27Australasian College of Dermatologists (PDF 214KB) 
28ACON (PDF 381KB) 
29Sanofi (PDF 98KB) 
30Queensland Positive People (QPP) (PDF 163KB) 
31Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA) (PDF 664KB) 
32Joint submission from Cancer Council Australia, the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (PDF 60KB) 
33Health Consumers' Council (WA) (PDF 17KB) 
34Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) (PDF 75KB) 
35Pfizer Australia (PDF 738KB) 
36Medicines Australia (PDF 900KB) 
37Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd (PDF 918KB) 
38Mundipharma Pty Ltd (PDF 346KB) 
39Roche (PDF 509KB) 
40Arafmi Mental Health Carers and Friends Association (WA) Inc (PDF 78KB) 
41Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) (PDF 105KB) 
42Amgen Australia Pty Ltd (PDF 199KB) 
43MS Australia (PDF 182KB) 
44GlaxoSmithKline Australia (PDF 112KB) 
45Allergan Australia Pty Ltd (PDF 555KB) 
46The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) (PDF 173KB) 
47AstraZeneca Australia Pty Ltd (PDF 250KB) 
48Ms Elizabeth Trapani (PDF 50KB) Attachment 1(PDF 230KB) Attachment 2(PDF 103KB) 
49Cancer Voices NSW (PDF 103KB) 
50National Seniors Australia (PDF 64KB) 
51Ms Janne Graham (PDF 79KB) 
52Ms Carol Hughes (PDF 68KB) 
53Mental Health Council of Australia (PDF 239KB) 
54Ms Elizabeth Graham (PDF 42KB) 
55Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
56Australian Pompe's Association (PDF 339KB) 
57Professor Matthew Peters (PDF 29KB) 
58Ms Valerie Hanrahan (PDF 19KB) 
59Health Consumers NSW (PDF 266KB) 
60Fabry Support Group Australia (FGSA) (PDF 347KB) 
61The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (PDF 37KB) 
62Northern Territory Government Department of Health (PDF 31KB) 
63Department of Health - Western Australia (PDF 398KB) 
64Confidential
65Dr Kathryn Antioch (PDF 84KB) Attachment 1(PDF 80KB) 


Additional Information Received

1Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA), Case study – amiloride, tabled at the Melbourne public hearing on 21 July 2011(PDF 77KB) 
2Chronic Illness Alliance, 'Prescription drug subsidies in Australia and New Zealand', Australian Prescriber, Vol 33, No. 1, February 2010, tabled at the Melbourne public hearing on 21 July 2011(PDF 880KB) 
3Allergan Australia, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Melbourne public hearing on 21 July 2011, provided on 29 July 2011(PDF 86KB) 
4Mundipharma Australia, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Melbourne public hearing on 21 July 2011 and additional information, provided on 5 August 2011 2011, provided on 5 August 2011(PDF 195KB) 
5Janssen-Cilag Australia, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Melbourne public hearing on 21 July 2011 and additional information, provided on 5 August 2011(PDF 192KB) 
6Medicines Australia, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Canberra public hearing on 25 July 2011, provided on 8 August 2011(PDF 188KB) 
7Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Canberra public hearing on 25 July 2011, provided on 9 August 2011(PDF 108KB) 
8Pfizer Australia, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Melbourne public hearing on 21 July 2011 and additional information, provided on 10 August 2011(PDF 695KB) 
9Department of Health and Ageing, Answers to Questions on Notice taken at the Canberra public hearing on 25 July 2011, provided on 12 August 2011(PDF 75KB) 

For further information, contact:

Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:+61 2 6277 3439
Fax:+61 2 6277 5809
Email:fpa.sen@aph.gov.au