Blog
RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2021
Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee outcome statement
5 November 2021 - The Outcome Statement from the October 2021 Drug Utilisation SubCommittee meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2021
Docs ‘use rubber stamp for drugs’
9 October 2021 - Pharmacists have raised the alarm over the influence of a US pharmaceutical corporation on Australian doctors ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2021
Almost one-third of adult Australians say they’re unlikely to get COVID vaccination: survey
19 May 2021 - Almost one-third of adult Australians say they are unlikely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2021
One in four COVID vaccine doses distributed in Australia not yet administered, figures show
17 May 2021 - New figures show one in four COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia have not been administered, with GP ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2021
Australia has surpassed 2 million vaccines but lacks data on second doses
28 April 2021 - Australians will not be told how many people have received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2021
Drug Utilisation SubCommittee utilisation analysis public release documents
18 March 2021 - The utilisation analysis public release documents from the October 2020 Drug Utilisation SubCommittee meeting are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2021
Pfizer COVID vaccine: states agree to secrecy over unused jabs
10 March 2021 - Australian states and territories have made a secret agreement not to release weekly data to the public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2021
Biosimilars: is interchangeability the proof of the pudding?
15 February 2021 - While apparently non‐inferior to originator biologics, other factors need to be considered before switching ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2020
Report on the collection of under co-payment data 2019-20
18 December 2020 - The report on the collection of under co-payment data 2019-20 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2020
Australia's 10 most commonly prescribed medicines revealed by PBS data
1 December 2020 - Australians continue to use statins more than any other prescription drug, with the two most common ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2020
COVID-19 vaccine attitudes differ in Australia as experts say we're at a 'precarious time'
29 October 2020 - Andrea Vincita hasn't seen her family in a year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2020
Biosimilar insulin glargine on the PBS - information for health professionals and patients
27 July 2020 - Changes have been made from 1 July 2020 to the PBS listings for insulin glargine, as the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2020
Biosimilar Awareness Week proves successful for Australia
13 July 2020 - The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association in Australia reported its 2020 Biosimilar Awareness Week was successful, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2020
Principles of ethical prescribing for self and others: hydroxychloroquine in the COVID‑19 pandemic
22 April 2020 - Prescribing medicines with putative benefit for COVID‑19 disease appears very attractive to consumers, clinicians and some senior ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2020
Pharmacists welcome medicine review update
21 April 2020 - Elderly people at risk of medicine-related harm will now have their treatments more regularly reviewed by ...