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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 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 05 Mar 2021
New legislation to support medicine substitutions
5 March 2021 - New legislation has been passed to allow pharmacists to substitute a different medicine when a patient's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2021
One billion dollar bid to go it alone with COVID-19 vaccine hub
15 February 2021 - A proposal for a state-of-the-art $1 billion facility to manufacture vaccines and prescription drugs in Australia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine shipment could arrive in Australia as early as next week
11 February 2021 - Coronavirus vaccines are a step closer to arriving in Australia after the European Commission formally approved ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2021
CSL confident it can make vaccine to cover variants, if needed
11 February 2021 - CSL is confident it can make an updated version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to cover any ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2021
Pfizer vaccine bound for Australia won’t be blocked
9 February 2021 - Europe will not delay the first doses of Pfizer vaccine bound for Australia despite moves to block ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2021
CSL to deliver one million Australian-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines a week from the end of March
1 February 2021 - CSL, the nation’s biggest health company, has brought forward its first delivery of an Australian-produced COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2021
Medicines Australia’s position on potential European Union restrictions and vaccines supply
30 January 2021 - Medicines Australia is concerned by the reports of proposals from Europe that could impact the global ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2021
EU bans coronavirus vaccine exports to Australia
30 January 2021 - The European Commission has slapped an immediate export ban on coronavirus vaccines to Australia so European ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jan 2021
AstraZeneca, Pfizer hope to meet vaccine supply dates despite ‘fluid’ Europe situation
28 January 2021 - Pfizer and AstraZeneca warn global supply chain issues and the European Union’s plan to add control ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2021
Scott Morrison says Australia will not be a hostage to global vaccine shortages
26 January 2021 - Scott Morrison has revealed why Australia won’t be “completely hostage” to overseas vaccine schedules and shortages. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2021
Coronavirus: Pfizer jab cleared for first rollout, with more planned
25 January 2021 - Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it is open to providing more doses of its vaccine to Australia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2021
AMA call for mass upscaling of home-made drug manufacture
20 January 2021 - The Australian Medical Association has warned of a shortage of essential medications because of supply chain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2021
Health professionals warn Australia is struggling to deal with post-COVID-19 medication shortage
20 January 2021 - Australians with chronic health conditions are having to take drastic stop-gap measures because of a continuing ...