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Terminal cancer patients denied new treatments due to slow TGA approval
31 March 2021 - Desperate cancer patients are begging Australia’s drugs regulator to save lives by speeding up approvals and cutting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2021
Building a more robust medicine supply - proposals to help prevent, mitigate and manage medicine shortages
29 March 2021 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration is conducting a public consultation seeking feedback on reforms intended to help ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2021
Vertex receives Australian TGA approval for Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to treat people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 years and older who have at least one F508del mutation
24 March 2021 - With this approval approximately 750 people living with cystic fibrosis in Australia will be newly eligible for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2021
Super flu vaccine gets the go-ahead
24 March 2021 - A new type of cell-based influenza vaccine is available this winter that promises to be significantly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2021
Melbourne made COVID-19 vaccine now available
23 March 2021 - The Melbourne manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine is now available for Australians, with the TGA this evening approving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Mar 2021
ATAGI statement and clinical guidance on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following EMA safety review
19 March 2021 - This statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation updates advice previous provided on 16 March. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2021
TGA approves CSL - Seqirus to manufacture AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Australia
21 March 2021 - Earlier today, the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved manufacture of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S) in Australia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine allowed by government regulators to be produced in Australia
21 March 2021 - Astra Zeneca vaccines will be produced in Australia from now on after the regulators approved doses being ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2021
AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19
18 March 2021 - The TGA is closely reviewing reports of anaphylaxis after four cases were reported following the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
ATAGI statement in response to European decisions about the AstraZeneca vaccine
16 March 2021 - ATAGI notes the suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine program in several European countries due to reports ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
Doctors complain of ‘gag’ over AstraZeneca vaccine
16 March 2021 - High-profile doctors have complained they are being gagged from speaking out about their concerns on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2021
Approval of updated storage conditions for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
13 March 2021 - The TGA has received and assessed additional data submitted by Pfizer for their COVID-19 vaccine (COMIRNATY - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccines - safety and effectiveness in older adults
10 March 2021 - Data on real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines approved in Australia provides reassurance about their safety in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2021
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Feraccru to treat iron deficiency with or without anaemia in adults
9 March 2021 - Shield Therapeutics notes that Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has registered Feraccru in the Australian Register of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2021
TGA approves Zolgensma
10 March 2021 - Onasemnogene abeparvovec is a new gene therapy for children with spinal muscular atrophy. ...