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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 18 Oct 2024
Update on regulatory review of lecanemab for early Alzheimer's disease in Australia
17 October 2024 - Eisai announced today that the TGA of Australia issued a public statement about the initial decision ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2024
TGA's decision to not register lecanemab (Leqembi)
16 October 2024 - The TGA has made the decision not to register lecanemab (Leqembi) for the treatment of patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2024
Experts label TGA’s decision to not register Alzheimer’s drug ‘extremely disappointing’
16 October 2024 - A drug that could hold the key to delaying symptoms of devastating Alzheimer’s disease will not be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2024
Diabetes drug Mounjaro approved for obesity treatment by TGA
11 September 2024 - An in-demand diabetes drug that went viral for its weight-loss side effect has been approved to ...
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 22 May 2024
Protecting Australians from unsafe compounding of replica weight loss products
22 May 2024 - The Albanese Government is acting to protect Australians from the risks posed by injecting potentially unsafe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Mar 2024
COVID-19 2024 vaccine advice
29 February 2024 - The Australian Government has accepted the latest advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Feb 2024
Regulator acts to close loophole enabling Australian pharmacists to make copycat Ozempic drug
29 February 2024 - The TGA will move to ban compounding pharmacists from making their own versions of injectable weight ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2024
Shortage of migraine medication crushing for chronic pain patients
23 February 2024 - A migraine medication shortage has spread across the country, threatening to leave tens of thousands of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2024
TGA approves new medication for treatment of endometriosis symptoms
23 February 2024 - Australian drug regulator gives company green light for tablet – although it won’t be subsidised by Pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2024
TGA approves RSV vaccine for use through private prescription for Australians over 60
17 January 2024 - A vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus has been approved by the TGA and will be available through ...