Susan McDonald (Queensland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Resources) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Ruston, I move:

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes the former Coalition Government's strong record on affordable medicines, having listed almost 3,000 new or amended medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), including the innovative diabetes drug Fiasp; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) reaffirm the former Coalition Government's commitment to listing all medicines on the PBS that have been approved by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC),

(ii) urgently intervene to ensure Fiasp remains permanently available on the PBS for the 15,000 Australians who rely on it, and

(iii) urgently list Tricafta on the PBS for children 6-11 years old with cystic fibrosis, noting PBAC recommended it be listed in November last year".