GPs prescribing COVID-19 antivirals ‘need more freedom to use their judgment’
Professor Mark Morgan says PBS criteria are, by their nature, too black and white.
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Pharmacist jailed over $19-million PBS fraud
Sydney-based Hamza Zoghbi used some of the funds to buy a house, designer brands and take a $250,000 family holiday.
Most states now funding GP vaccines as flu cases rise fourfold
NSW, SA, WA and Victoria have taken a cue from Queensland.
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…
Effervescent tablet subsidised for eosinophilic oesophagitis
The formulation increases the length of time damaged mucosa is exposed to a topical steroid.
‘I want a chance to make our case,’ says NPS MedicineWise chair
The charity's public funding was taken away in the federal budget.
PBS lists second oral coronavirus antiviral for GP use
The Federal Government added nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid) for older patients at high risk of disease progression on 1 May.
Is it just me, or do GPs need a COVID-19 antivirals survival kit?
During the Easter break, I worked half a day to figure out how to refer a newly diagnosed COVID-19 patient with a haematological malignancy for…
Immunosuppressant gets PBAC nod for ulcerative colitis
Listing would benefit patients who don't respond or are intolerant of other therapies.
Second oral antiviral for COVID-19 on PBS broadens options for GPs
This comes as experts rule out routine use of sotrovimab against circulating subvariants and a new hybrid variant, Deltacron, emerges in Australia.…
