Submissions to the Review of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Anti-Dementia Drugs to Treat Alzheimers Disease

Page last updated: 6 August 2012

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Table of Submissions
Submission Name Document link Date Received
1 Health Professional Submission 1 (PDF 70KB) 16/06/2012
2 Consumer Submission 2 (PDF 70KB) 21/06/2012
3 Consumer Submission 3 (PDF 143KB) 29/06/2012
4 Bendigo Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service Submission 4 (PDF 289KB) 4/07/2012
5 Consumer Not for Publication 5/07/2012
6 Royal Australasian College of Physicians Submission 6 (PDF 70KB) 28/06/2012
7 The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Submission 7 (PDF 114KB) 5/07/2012
8 Consumer Submission 8 (PDF 47KB) 6/07/2012
9 Janssen-Cilag Not for Publication 6/07/2012
10 Medicines Australia Submission 10 (PDF 44KB) 6/07/2012
11 Alzheimer's Australia Submission 11 (PDF 485KB)
Submission 11 Attachment (PDF 678KB)
6/07/2012
12 Pfizer Australia Submission 12 (PDF 34.1MB)
Submission 12 Appendix (PDF 2.8MB)
6/07/2012
13 Australian Psychological Society Submission 13 (PDF 306KB) 6/07/2012
14 Consumers Health Forum of Australia Submission 14 (PDF 213KB) 6/07/2012
15 Consumer Submission 15 (PDF 35KB) 6/07/2012
16 Lundbeck Australia Submission 16 (PDF 892KB) 6/07/2012
17 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Submission 17 (PDF 111KB) 6/07/2012
18 Consumer Submission 18 (PDF 52KB) 6/07/2012
19 NPS: Better Choices, Better Health Submission 19 (PDF 146KB) 6/07/2012
20 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Submission 20 (PDF 151KB) 6/07/2012
21 Associate Professor Mark Yates Submission 21 (PDF 77KB) 8/07/2012