Australia ranks second in the world for coronavirus cases – so where did we go wrong?
Australia’s elimination strategy during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most effective in the world. Through a combination of…
Tag: Antiviral
Former RACGP president fronts TV campaign on importance of COVID-19 antivirals
Ex-RACGP chief Professor Michael Kidd is the face of the campaign.
Govt introduces new MBS item for COVID-19 antiviral phone consults
Funding trickles back to longer phone consults after recent cut-off.
GPs may have to manually enter some script details for COVID-19 antivirals until 1 August
PBS prescribing software will not be updated with the expanded criteria until the start of next month.
Educate your patients on COVID-19 antivirals: Professor Michael Kidd
With cases surging across Australia, there is concern vulnerable patients might easily miss the five-day window of oppor…
Old antivirals to be investigated for treating COVID-19
A UK project is looking at repurposing 138 existing antivirals to find effective combinations.
GPs set to prescribe new antivirals to prevent COVID-19 progression
The approval broadens the drug options to keep patients out of hospital, health authorities say.
The hep C revolution breaking out inside Australia’s prisons
After 20 years of work, Professor Andrew Lloyd says it can.
Hep C blitz in Aussie prisons halves transmission, landmark study finds
The research backs ‘treatment-as-prevention’ for incarcerated drug users and other high-risk groups, the authors say.
Monthly antiviral injections as ‘effective as daily oral treatment’ for HIV
Convenience could outweigh the cost of having to receive monthly injections for many.
