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FDA to import more Chinese cancer drugs amid shortage
10 July 2023 - The FDA is opening the way for more cancer drugs from China as the US continues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2023
How the shortage of a $15 cancer drug is upending treatment
26 June 2023 - Older generic chemotherapy drugs remain scarce, forcing doctors to put a priority on the patients who have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2023
Paediatric drug and other shortages in the age of supply chain disruption
9 June 2023 - The last year witnessed several significant shortages of key medicines and other products for children, including ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2023
FDA considers temporary cancer drug imports from unapproved companies to ease US shortage
1 June 2023 - Shortages of cisplatin and carboplatin have forced some hospitals to ration the drugs by reducing doses to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2023
A short supply of cancer drugs has doctors and patients worried: 'we're at a critical juncture'
30 May 2023 - A drug shortage is forcing doctors to reduce doses of chemotherapy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2023
‘A victim of its own success’: inside the great Ozempic shortage
26 May 2023 - The drug is approved in Australia to treat type 2 diabetes but people have flocked to it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2023
How China could choke EU supply of medicines
24 May 2023 - Europe relies on China for the production of certain key drugs such as antibiotics. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2023
Guidance for industry to prevent and mitigate medicine shortages
17 May 2023 - EMA has published recommendations for industry on good practices to ensure continuity in the supply of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2023
Ozempic is hard to find. Some pharmacies are offering unauthorised alternatives.
16 May 2023 - Regulators are raising concerns about compounded semaglutide. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2023
Why are there drug shortages?
18 April 2023 - What if you are hospitalised and the drug needed to save your life isn’t available? That ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2023
AstraZeneca vaccine discontinued by Federal Government
5 April 2023 - One of the first COVID-19 jabs offered to Australians has been quietly discontinued, the Federal Government has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2023
TGA’s new powers will help reduce the impact of medicine shortages on patients
24 March 2023 - From 22 March 2023, the TGA can approve the temporary import or supply of an overseas approved ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2022
Europe's generic drugmakers say they may cut output due to energy bills
28 September 2022 - Europe's drugmakers have warned they may stop making some cheap generic medicines because of surging electricity ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2022
COVID-19 vaccine procurement review says rapid access to vaccines and treatments key to on-going protection of Australians
27 September 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes the independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurements by Professor Jane ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2022
Halton review into vaccine and treatment procurement
27 September 2022 - Professor Jane Halton AO has handed to Government her independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment ...