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PHARMAC reconsiders oestradiol patch options following community feedback
29 January 2025 - PHARMAC is reviewing and reconsidering its oestradiol patch options after considerable feedback was received when it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2025
Drug shortage crisis demands intervention, AMA warns, as patients struggle to secure medicines
20 January 2025 - There are more than 400 medicine shortages, and the country’s leading medical group blames it on ‘ad ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2025
Australians benefit from freeze to maximum cost of PBS medicines
20 January 2025 - The Australian Government has launched an advertising campaign to raise awareness about a freeze on the maximum ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2024
New agreement to ensure medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves
19 December 2024 - The Australian Government is ensuring medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves across Australia, through a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2024
BridgeBio selects PANTHERx Rare specialty pharmacy for distribution of Attruby (acoramidis)
26 November 2024 - PANTHERx Rare is pleased to announce that it was selected by BridgeBio for the distribution of Attruby ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2024
How the Morrison Government passed over an Australian company for a US pharmaceutical giant
13 November 2024 - Australia’s audit office will probe the Morrison Government’s $2 billion deal with US pharmaceutical giant Moderna ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2024
Differences in drug shortages in the US and Canada
31 October 2024 - In this cross-sectional study, there were 104 reports of drug-related supply chain issues that occurred from 2017 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2024
Securing supply of PrEP
1 October 2024 - The Australian Government is ensuring thousands of Australians, with or at risk of contracting HIV, are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2024
Australians save over half a billion dollars on cheaper medicines
1 September 2024 - Thanks to the Albanese Labor Government Australians have saved over half a billion dollars ($525 million) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2024
Mark Butler secures 22 million IV fluid bags amid major shortage
27 August 2024 - The federal government has secured 22 million bags of IV fluids amid a major supply shortage ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2024
Dying patients up for $4,000 painkillers in drug supply crisis
21 August 2024 - Dying patients may have to pay more than $4,000 for a box of imported pain-killing tablets ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2024
Intravenous scandal escalates: the excuses are fluid
15 August 2024 - A shortage of intravenous IV fluid bags that is causing chaos in Australian hospitals is being ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2024
Wegovy, a weight loss drug similar to Ozempic, will be sold in Australia from August 5
3 August 2024 - A drug that mimics popular weight loss medicine Ozempic will be available in Australian pharmacies within ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2024
Kye Pharmaceuticals secures exclusive license, supply and commercialisation agreement with Catalyst Pharmaceuticals for Agamree, a novel treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in Canada
24 July 2024 - Kye Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has entered into a license, supply and commercialisation agreement with Catalyst ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2024
Onco360 selected as a limited distribution specialty pharmacy partner for Rytelo (imetelstat)
12 July 2024 - Onco360 has been selected as a pharmacy partner by Geron Corporation for Rytelo (imetelstat) as a ...