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Withdrawn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
Recommendation
9
6
6
21
Rejection
4
6
6
16
Deferral
1
1
0
2
No outcome
0
0
0
0
* Some submissions included more than one request and thus yielded more than one outcome.

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