PBAC to consider semaglutide listing for weight loss
Novo Nordisk has applied for PBS funding for its subcutaneous weight loss drug Wegovy as a severe obesity treatment. The product contains the GLP-1 receptor…
Tag: Endocrinology – Diabetes
Calls to ration emergency diabetes drug amid supply crisis
GPs are being advised to ration emergency glucagon kits and identify patients with type 1 diabetes with existing prescriptions in the wake of a critical…
Patient case – emergency gastric complication of type 1 diabetes
Jamilla, 41, presents to hospital with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting on a background of type 1 diabetes, diagnosed 11 years ago. During admission, she…
Restrictions on GPs have not stopped wide uptake of glucose monitors, says diabetes society
The high uptake of subsidised continuous glucose monitors shows the system is working in spite of a ban on GPs signing off the paperwork, says…
TGA approves insulin pen swap amid global shortage
The TGA will allow pharmacists to swap out certain pre-filled insulin products in response to a global shortage predicted to last until June 2024. Ryzodeg…
Lift ban on GPs approving patient access to continuous glucose monitors, review told
The ban on GPs approving access to continuous glucose monitors under the National Diabetes Services Scheme has made them inaccessible for vulnerable patients, the RACGP…
‘Excellent outcome’: New diabetic CKD drug option for GPs
GPs can now prescribe finerenone under the PBS to prevent worsening kidney function in adults with chronic kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes. More…
Semaglutide supply will remain unstable until end of 2023, warns TGA
Semaglutide could remain in short supply until the end of the year despite increased stock, the TGA has warned, amid concerns a rise in off-label…
An unusual case of diabetes
When her usual GP is on leave, 67-year-old Jen presents to a GP she has not seen previously with early cellulitis affecting her forearm, after…
‘Another burden’: RACGP rejects proposed PBS restrictions on diabetes drugs
The RACGP has rejected calls for the PBS listing for initiating GLP-1 receptor agonists to move to authority required amid concerns it will add to…
