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Kidney disease drug added to PBS, helping 65,000 Australians

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The federal government will add a medicine for chronic kidney disease into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than 65.000 Australians are expected to benefit from the cheaper access to Jardiance , also known as Empagliflozin.


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By Wing Kuang, Georgia Maher

Presented by Mayada Kordy Khalil

Source: SBS



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The federal government will add a medicine for chronic kidney disease into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than 65.000 Australians are expected to benefit from the cheaper access to Jardiance , also known as Empagliflozin.



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