National drug regulators use evidence from clinical trials to decide whether new cancer drugs will be approved for use. But these studies are often flawed.
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Some argue the current system of subsidising drugs in Australia needs changing to accommodate new cancer therapies. But two recent drug listings show the current system is working perfectly well.
The high cost of cancer drugs in South Africa has come under the spotlight with an investigation by the Competition Commission in the country.
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Associate Professor and Course Leader: Post Graduate Programmes in Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Pharmaceutical Policy, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney