Specialist Updates Respiratory

Govt funds $21k a month cystic fibrosis treatment

7th November 2019
The Federal Government has announced public funding for the $21,000-a-month cystic fibrosis treatment tezacaftor/ivacaftor …
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Minister for Health Greg Hunt
Australian Doctor News

Oxycodone safer for kids than codeine, say drug experts

14th October 2019
GPs are being urged to use the 'stronger' opioid oxycodone for children, rather than 'weaker' codeine, because it is safer. …
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Oxycodone
Australian Doctor News

Plan to curb repeats of four common antibiotics

9th October 2019
Repeats of four common antibiotics would no longer be funded via the PBS under a new plan to tackle antibiotic resistance. …
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Amoxycillin
Specialist Updates Oncology

New PBS indications for cancer drugs

30th September 2019
Three cancer drugs on the PBS will be listed for additional indications from 1 October and a treatment for nausea and…
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Greg Hunt, Minister for Health
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