Nurses target PBS funding for when they start prescribing S4 and S8 drugs later this year
Nursing groups are already bidding for PBS subsidies after health ministers decided to let RNs prescribe S4 and S8 drugs, starting this year. In an…
Tag: TGA
TGA warns of severe CNS and psychiatric events linked to antibiotic
The TGA is putting stricter warnings on fluoroquinolones over rare but “potentially irreversible” reactions, including toxic psychosis, seizures and tendon ruptures. All oral and injectable…
TGA approves Wegovy for reducing MACE risk
The TGA has approved Wegovy to reduce the risk of major adverse events in patients with cardiovascular disease who are overweight or obese. The once-weekly…
The media horror stories about spinal cord stimulators risk denying my patients a better life
Pain medicine is what I do every day. The art of pain management is difficult, and the journey is long. When it comes to spinal…
Clinical independence under threat from ‘vertically integrated’ cannabis companies, doctors tell Mark Butler
Doctor and pharmacy groups have suggested banning medicinal cannabis companies from simultaneously owning clinics and dispensaries, saying doctors’ independence is at stake. AMA Queensland and…
New TGA warning on suicide and depression risk with asthma drug
New boxed warnings on montelukast advise doctors to stop treatment if patients develop depression, suicidality or other neuropsychiatric symptoms. The TGA slapped warnings on the…
‘I thought I had something neurologically nasty’: Doctor’s adverse event with vitamin B6 triggers TGA review
A retired emergency doctor has described how she developed peripheral neuropathy from vitamin B6 toxicity after unwittingly consuming the nutrient in a magnesium supplement. Dr…
Shortages of antipsychotic quetiapine ‘concerning’, says leading GP
GPs and patients have been caught off guard by a “concerning” shortage of the antipsychotic quetiapine. According to the TGA, the 25mg version of quetiapine sold…
Remove medicinal cannabis from Special Access Scheme, doctors tell TGA
Queensland doctors and pharmacists want medicinal cannabis removed from the special access scheme, saying the pathway is being used to bypass TGA assessment. AMA Queensland…
Ex-GP turned politician behind council declaration that COVID-19 vaccines are contaminated
A local council has voted to issue a formal declaration that COVID-19 vaccines are a potential public health risk because of “synthetic DNA contamination”. It…
