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A new deal protects Australians chemists at the expense of patients
22 September 2019 - Australia’s 3000 pharmacy owners have a government guaranteed monopoly that is pushing up medicine prices and the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
Electronic prescribing
19 September 2019 - Electronic Prescribing will provide an option for prescribers (including doctors, dentists, optometrists, midwives and nurse practitioners), and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2019
Xanax still being overprescribed despite policy changes
19 September 2019 - Patients are still being prescribed hundreds of Xanax tablets a year despite a cut in government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2019
Three-year-old Matilda's ability to walk is giving hope to those with spinal muscular atrophy
18 September 2019 - The disease, which has been described as motor neurone disease for children, is the leading cause of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2019
Provisional approval of lenvatinib in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of advanced endometrial carcinoma
18 September 2019 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the use of lenvatinib (Lenvima) in combination with pembrolizumab ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2019
FDA takes first action under new international collaboration with Australia and Canada designed to provide a framework for concurrent review of cancer therapies, approving treatment for patients with endometrial carcinoma
17 September 2019 - The U.S. FDA is announcing Project Orbis, an initiative of the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2019
Immunotherapy a groundbreaking new cancer treatment, but prohibitively expensive
10 September 2019 - Dave Roberts is fighting for his life, and his doctor says there is only one option ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Greg Hunt's medical deals come back to bite him
11 September 2019 - Health minister Greg Hunt’s efforts to rein in growth in private health insurance premiums looks like ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2019
Clinical trials to combat reproductive cancers
9 September 2019 - The Australian Government is investing up to $15 million in targeted clinical trials to improve treatments and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2019
'Barriers in place': access to asthma medication key to reducing deaths
8 September 2019 - High school teacher Gabriel Wenman admits she was once terrible at taking her asthma medication. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
'Ridiculous' to force women to visit GP for a repeat pill prescription, pharmacists say
6 September 2019 - The Pharmacy Guild has urged Health Minister Greg Hunt to kick-start a process to allow women ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
$32 million available to support vital translational health
5 September 2019 - The Australian Government is opening the door for Australian researchers through a $32 million investment that will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Pharmacy face off: Chemist Warehouse’s push to provide free prescription medicine
4 September 2019 - Australia’s largest pharmacy retailer, Chemist Warehouse, is offering to provide free prescription medicine, if restrictive rules ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Medicare bulk billing at record level
4 September 2019 - An increased number of Australians are attending General Practitioner (GP) appointments without reaching into their pockets, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
$320 a night to stay in a public hospital after two funds slash rebate
4 September 2019 - Australians insured with HCF face hundreds of dollars per night in out-of-pocket fees if they are ...