The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
IDEFIRIX (Hansa Biopharma (Australia) Pty Ltd)
Idefirix has provisional approval for the desensitisation treatment of highly sensitised adult kidney transplant candidates prior to kidney transplantation from a donor against whom there is a positive cross-match (see Section 5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties, Clinical trials). The use of Idefirix should be reserved for patients who are otherwise unlikely to receive a kidney transplant.
The decision to approve this medicine has been made based on limited data. More comprehensive evidence is required to be submitted.