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Â </p><p class="mccberg-related-link-cta"><a class="btn"></a></p></div><div class="mccberg-related-link-content-container"><div class="mccberg-related-link-container-wrapper"><div class="mccberg-related-link-container first-link"><h4>Access and affordability</h4><i class="mccberg-related-link-closed"></i><i class="mccberg-related-link-opened"></i></div><div class="mccberg-related-link-expanded"><img data-src="https://www.msd-australia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/03/baby.jpg?resize=778,519" class="mccberg-related-link-link-image lazyload" loading="lazy" alt="Access and affordability" /><h4>Access and affordability</h4><p>We work to ensure our medicines and vaccines are available and affordable to patients who need them. Australia has a world class medical registration system, but it can also be a world leader by providing reimbursed access to innovative medicines at the time they are registered. </p><p><a class="btn secondary" href="https://www.msd-australia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/03/A4-Fact-sheet-v3.pdf" title="Why Australians need faster access to new medicines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p></div></div><div class="mccberg-related-link-container-wrapper"><div class="mccberg-related-link-container "><h4>Innovation</h4><i class="mccberg-related-link-closed"></i><i class="mccberg-related-link-opened"></i></div><div class="mccberg-related-link-expanded"><img data-src="https://www.msd-australia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/03/
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