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Government of Canada negotiates additional agreement with Moderna for vaccine supply beyond 2021
13 August 2021 - The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians by securing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2021
Australia secures one million Pfizer doses from Poland, with more than half destined for Sydney
15 August 2021 - Poland has come to Australia’s rescue with an extra one million Pfizer doses after the government went ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2021
PBS arrangements for tocilizumab shortage
13 August 2021 - The sponsor of tocilizumab (Actemra) Roche has notified the TGA of shortages of multiple presentations of tocilizumab ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2021
Drug shortages putting patients at risk
12 August 2021 - Pharmacists are reporting critical shortages in heart and stroke medications, mental health drugs and HRT therapies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2021
Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages
11 August 2021 - Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug prices, U.S. hospital groups, start-ups and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2021
Moderna vaccine set to be available in Australia by September
8 August 2021 - Australians will have a third vaccine option within weeks, with the country’s drug regulator set to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2021
Novavax and European Commission finalise advance purchase agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
4 August 2021 - Agreement for 100 million doses with option for additional 100 million doses through 2023. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
Increased manufacturing capacity and supply for Spikevax
30 July 2021 - EMA's CHMP has approved a scale-up of the active substance production process at Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech to provide U.S. Government with an additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to help meet continued need for vaccine supply in the U.S.
23 July 2021 - Dose deliveries for new order expected to occur from October 2021 through April 2022. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2021
COVID-19 demand leads to Australian shortages of rheumatoid arthritis drug
25 July 2021 - Australia is facing shortages of a rheumatoid arthritis drug that has been used to treat COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2021
Australia is racing to make mRNA COVID vaccines here — but can we do it without big pharma?
26 July 2021 - Australia is one of many nations seeking to make the type of COVID-19 vaccine pioneered by Pfizer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2021
Greater Sydney residents 'vaccine shopping' 70 km from postcode
23 July 2021 - Residents from Greater Sydney are travelling up to 70 kilometres from their homes to receive a COVID ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2021
PHARMAC ensuring supply of prednisolone to treat children with respiratory conditions
19 July 2021 - PHARMAC is working hard to ensure on-going supply of an important medicine used to treat respiratory conditions ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2021
‘Pharmacies are ready to go’: Chemists in hotspots fast tracked to deliver jabs
16 July 2021 - About 70 pharmacies in Sydney’s COVID-19 hotspots have been fast-tracked to administer AstraZeneca jabs from next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2021
Wesfarmers lobs $687 million takeover of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries
12 July 2021 - Wesfarmers has lobbed a $687 million takeover of Priceline owner API. But don’t expect pharmacies to pop ...