Australian Doctor News

Alprazolam restrictions fail to reduce consumption - but add to GPs' workload

19th September 2019
PBS restrictions on alprazolam fail to curb heavy use of the drug and may have created more work for GPs, researchers say. …
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Alprazolam
Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Subsidised hep C drugs should be initiated in hospital: hepatologists

17th September 2019
Hepatologists are calling for an exemption to PBS rules that would allow initiation of subsidised direct-acting antiviral…
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hospital consultation
Pharmacy News

Pharmacist celebrates PBS approval after suspension ordeal

3rd September 2019
A Victorian pharmacy owner is celebrating the receipt of his PBS approval nearly three months after a court decision that…
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Pharmacist celebrates PBS approval after suspension ordeal
Specialist Updates Respiratory

Govt to consider restrictions on terbutaline

28th August 2019
Terbutaline appears to have survived the threat of losing its PBS subsidy, although funding for the inhaled therapy is…
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Asthma
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Want to become a better GP?

17th September 2019
A new master’s degree from the University of Sydney seeks to disrupt the continuing education market by providing GPs with…
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stethoscope question 2
Australian Doctor News

PBAC says no to funding combination inhalers for mild asthma

27th August 2019
The push for as-needed budesonide-formoterol to take over from short-acting-beta-2-agonists (SABAs) in treating mild asthma…
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Asthma
6Minutes News

Opioid addiction drug to be free under PBS

26th August 2019
Tens of thousands of  Australians with opioid dependency could have access to medication to help manage their addiction free…
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opioids
Specialist Updates Oncology

Three new cancer drugs listed on the PBS

2nd August 2019
Three new treatments have been listed on the PBS for people with aggressive forms of cancer, including refractory…
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Cancer patient