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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 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 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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
New recommendations to strengthen supply chains of critical medicines
23 April 2024 - EMA has published a number of recommendations to address vulnerabilities in the production and delivery of medicines ...
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 13 Dec 2023
First version of the Union list of critical medicines agreed to help avoid potential shortages in the EU
12 December 2023 - The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and EMA have published the first version of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2023
Novo Nordisk to discontinue Levemir insulin in US market
8 November 2023 - Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday it would discontinue its long-acting insulin Levemir in the United States, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2023
Hormone replacement therapy patch shortages are having a big impact on the women who need them
4 November 2023 - Women are being thrust back into the most severe stages of menopause amid long-running national shortages of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2023
Mounjaro (tirzepatide), the first and only single molecule GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes is now available in Canada
2 November 2023 - Mounjaro represents the first new class of diabetes medicines introduced in nearly a decade and is now ...