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The controversial malaria drug has been approved for an official trial
21 April 2020 - A massive new clinical trial has begun in Australia to test if an HIV or a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2020
COVID-19 treatment remedsivir is not available for Australian trial
20 April 2020 - A landmark Australian COVID-19 trial will not get to test the most promising therapy, as it can ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2020
Improved Consumer Medicine Information template
20 April 2020 - The Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 have been amended to support improved Consumer Medicine Information. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2020
Greg Hunt: Australia now leading the race for a vaccine
16 April 2020 - Australia has long punched above its weight in health and medical research — think Gardasil, cochlear and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2020
Why a decades old TB vaccine is getting attention in the fight against COVID-19
14 April 2020 - In the desperate search for ammunition to fend off the COVID-19 pandemic, a decades old tuberculosis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Ebola drug leads treatment race
13 April 2020 - A failed Ebola drug is emerging as the treatment of choice for COVID-19 after Australian scientists ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2020
Cows come home for CSL in COVID-19 vaccine battle
8 April 2020 - It sounds like a pitch for a sci-fi thriller — using genetically modified cows to fight ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2020
Submissions on whether the TGA should publish that a prescription medicine is under evaluation
8 April 2020 - Between 15 February and 29 March 2019, the TGA sought comments from interested parties on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2020
Read about a new COVID-19 treatment study? It probably won't work.
6 April 2020 - Most new drugs that show promise as potential COVID-19 cures will not end up working, scientists ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2020
COVID-19: CSL joins global hunt for vaccine
6 April 2020 - Biotechnology company CSL has weighed into the global race to fight the coronavirus by partnering with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Apr 2020
Amendments to the new restrictions on prescribing hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
6 April 2020 - On 24 March 2020, new restrictions came into effect limiting the health practitioners who could initiate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2020
Australian scientists discover head lice drug kills coronavirus in lab
4 April 2020 - Melbourne researchers say an anti-parasitic drug commonly used to combat head lice has been found to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2020
CSIRO scientists in Australia start testing potential coronavirus vaccine on ferrets
2 April 2020 - Ferrets have been injected with two trial vaccines for coronavirus at CSIRO’s Geelong animal testing laboratory to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Australia to get virus ‘miracle drug’ soon
2 April 2020 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced he has struck a deal to get a “miracle drug” touted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2020
TGA publishes another AusPAR for Opdivo (nivolumab)
31 March 2020 - First apparent TGA rejection for nivolumab. ...