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Type 2 diabetes drug shortage: Victoria’s Ozempic, Trulicity supplies limited until March
28 November 2022 - Type 2 diabetes sufferers are spending hours driving around the suburbs begging pharmacists for a drug that’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2022
High demand of popular obesity drug Saxenda; may be going to "wrong" patients
26 November 2022 - Since April of this year there has been a high demand for the obesity drug Saxenda, but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2022
NSW pharmacists to prescribe the pill, antibiotics in health shake-up
13 November 2022 - Pharmacists will be able to prescribe a range of meds and repeat scripts under a NSW government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2022
PBS minimum stockholding requirements
21 October 2022 - Amendments made by the National Health Amendment Act 2021 give effect to the commitments in the new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2022
Diabetics won’t be made to pay for alternative medicines, PHARMAC says
13 October 2022 - PHARMAC says people with type 2 diabetes won’t be made to pay for alternative medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2022
Thousands could be affected by shortage of diabetes drug
12 October 2022 - Thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could be affected by a shortage of the drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2022
Nearly a fifth of Australia’s Covid vaccine stock binned amid warning of fresh wave of cases
11 October 2022 - Dwindling demand for booster shots causes concern immunisation gaps leaving country open to new variants. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Monkeypox vaccine not expected in NZ until December as community spread confirmed
10 October 2022 - New Zealand now has community transmission of monkeypox, but a vaccine to protect those at highest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2022
Free medicines under proposed plan to slash PBS co-payment
8 October 2022 - One of Australia’s leading pharmacy chains wants to offer some medicines for free and others at a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2022
Disaster tipped after vital medicine cut off
8 October 2022 - The supply of a critical lifesaving nuclear medicine to Australia has been cut off, prompting urgent ...
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2022
'Long-term harm' for diabetics unable to access medication
8 September 2022 - Diabetic patients could need liver transplants down the line due to the shortage of a life-altering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2022
Grifols enters into agreement with Canadian Blood Services to accelerate self-sufficiency in immunoglobulins for Canada
7 September 2022 - The country, with an increasing immunoglobulin usage rate, currently imports about 85% of its immunoglobulin demand for ...