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Medical groups call on MPs to back 60 day prescribing as Labor backbench wobbles
10 June 2023 - A Coalition of peak medical groups has launched a campaign in support of 60 day prescribing ...
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 05 Jun 2023
Aussies save almost $100 million on medicines in just five months
5 June 2023 - Australians have saved almost $100 million in just five months, off nearly 9 million prescriptions, thanks ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2023
Mark Butler says Pharmacy Guild breached NDA, but chemists say they were given go ahead by government
1 June 2023 - The Pharmacy Guild says Health Minister Mark Butler’s chief of staff told it to “tell your ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2023
Pharmacists crash Question Time as Albanese Government is slammed over 60 day PBS dispensing change
31 May 2023 - Question Time descended into chaos as Labor and the Coalition clashed over controversial changes to medical prescriptions ...
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 29 May 2023
Consultation for various vaccine supply agreements
29 May 2023 - PHARMAC is consulting on potential new supply agreements for multiple vaccines listed in the National Immunisation Schedule. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2023
Helping with health costs: prescription charge scrapped, providing cheaper medicine
18 May 2023 - The Chris Hipkins Government is reducing the cost of health care for New Zealand households by ...
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 17 May 2023
Drug shortages near an all-time high, leading to rationing
17 May 2023 - A worrisome scarcity of cancer drugs has heightened concerns about the troubled generic drug industry. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2023
Cancer drugs among top 5 most affected by shortages in the US
11 May 2023 - As the US faces a near-record number of drug shortages, cancer treatments are among the hardest ...