PBAC - 2018 in review

Submissions The PBAC considered 195 submissions in 2018; 173 were considered by the PBAC in 2017. Type 2018/1 2018/E1 2018/2 2018/E2 2018/3 2018 Considered 74 3 66 4 50 195 Withdrawn 2 0 2 0 2 6 Initial 47.8 1 44.5 2 40 135.3 Resubmission 26.2 2 21.5 2 10 59.7 Major 28 0 35 0 29 91 Minor 46 3 31 4 21 104 Outcomes* The 195 submissions yielded 291 outcomes; the recommendation rate was 67%. The rate for the previous year was 57%. Type 2018/1 2018/E1 2018/2 2018/E2 2018/3 2018 Total 118 10 99 5 59 298 Recommendation 68 9 79 5 33 194 Rejection 28 1 16 0 20 65 Deferral 22 0 4 0 6 32 No outcome* 1 0 0 0 0 1 * As at 7 January 2019; some submissions yielded more than one outcome. New medicines* Attribute 2018/1 2018/2 2018/3 2018 Submission 12.67 13 10 25.67 Rec