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Lagevrio (molnupiravir) PBS listing
1 March 2022 - Commencing 1 March 2022, Lagevrio (molnupiravir) will be listed on the PBS Section 85 program as an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Feb 2022
PBAC recommendation for molnupiravir (Lagevrio)
25 February 2022 - The PBAC undertook an expedited consideration of a sponsor submission (MSD) to add molnupiravir (Lagevrio) to the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2022
Novavax – first protein vaccine now available
11 February 2022 - Australia’s first protein vaccine, Novavax will join the national rollout from Monday through select general practices, community ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2022
Pharmacist substitution of PBS medicines without a prescription during shortages (Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument) - 8 February 2022
8 February 2022 - From 8 February 2022, abatacept syringe (Orencia) and abatacept auto-injector (Orencia ClickJect) can be interchangeably substituted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2022
Eligible Australian kids 16+ can now get a booster
3 February 2022 - From today, eligible Australians aged 16 and 17 years old will be able to receive a COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2022
Four million additional Australians eligible for their booster dose
31 January 2022 - Over four million additional Australians are now eligible for their COVID-19 booster dose from today, with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2022
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to be available in coming weeks
24 January 2022 - Australians aged 18+ will now have access to a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) in coming weeks, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2022
Pharmacists struggle to meet demand for free COVID test kits amid stock shortage
23 January 2022 - Chemists across the country say they do not have enough rapid antigen tests to start handing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2021
Start of COVID-19 booster vaccination program
8 November 2021 - Today, the Australian Government’s COVID-19 booster vaccination rollout program officially gets under way, with the initial focus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2021
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme continued dispensing arrangements
5 November 2021 - The Australian Government has extended the Continued Dispensing emergency arrangements until 30 June 2022, when they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2021
PBS arrangements for tocilizumab shortage – 1 November 2021
29 October 2021 - In response to the shortages of multiple presentations of tocilizumab (Actemra) products, the PBAC has recommended temporary ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2021
Tasmania's Pharmacy Guild wants antiviral COVID-19 pills available in all pharmacies
20 October 2021 - Tasmania has a stockpile of two different antiviral pill products which are sitting in the Royal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
Australia secures additional COVID-19 treatments
17 October 2021 - The Australian Government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
Pharmacists opt out of third shot as doses of vaccine set to expire
14 October 2021 - The rollout of third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to thousands of immunocompromised people has been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2021
Vaccinations can end political blame game: CSL
13 October 2021 - CSL chief Paul Perreault has warned that the politicisation of Covid-19 is fuelling vaccination hesitancy as ...