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Doctors concerned over antibiotic shortage

AAP - 11-01-2023

Australia's peak medical body is calling on the federal government to consider onshore antibiotic manufacturing amid supply shortages across the country.

 
GP fury over NSW pharmacy 'game-changer'

AAP - 14-11-2022

NSW residents will soon be able to get vaccinations and some treatments prescribed at their local chemist, in a move doctors' groups have slammed as "madness".

 
Ex-NSW pharmacist jailed for $19m fraud

AAP - 19-06-2022

A former NSW pharmacist will spend at least four years behind bars after trying to defraud taxpayers of more than $19 million. The man was involved in falsely

 
Remote communities in NSW could soon get a COVID-19 jab at their local pharmacy

AAP - 15-06-2021

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has flagged that people living in the state's most remote

 
Medicinal cannabis driving less risk than some drugs

AAP - 12-06-2021

A University of Sydney paper argues the risks of driving after taking medicinal cannabis would be lower than driving on other commonly prescribed medicines.

 
Melatonin is now accessible over the counter in Australia

AAP - 02-06-2021

Melatonin can now be sold over the counter in Australia, enabling insomniacs over 55 safer access to the sleep drug without a prescription. Australians

 
Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse? Doctors can't really tell

HealthTimes - 29-04-2021

Doctors need more evidence to help patients stop taking antidepressants safely and effectively, a collaborative study with The University of Queensland has found.

 
Chemical found in Vitamin E possible cancer drug

AAP - 12-04-2021

An Australian biotech company has developed a new way of dispensing a chemical found in Vitamin E, which could treat pancreatic cancer and fatty liver disease.

 
Doctors must now prescribe drugs using their chemical name, not brand names

Health Times - 05-02-2021

From February 1, when you receive a prescription in Australia, it will list the name of the medication’s active ingr

 
How medicinal cannabis may benefit an increasing number of Australians

Health Times - 13-01-2021

At the end of last year, the Australian Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

 

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