26 Jun 2023
Ahpra and National Boards release social research results
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards have released results from 2021 surveys of practitioners’ sentiment and perceptions about our role and work
26 Jun 2023
Australian Prescriber makes its comeback
The publication, which had an uncertain future following funding cuts to its previous publisher NPS MedicineWise, is going out to readers once again.
25 Jun 2023
Counterfeit semaglutide vials
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has detected fake semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, being illegally imported into Australia. The TGA recently tested two imported products labelled as semaglutide and found that they were counterfeit.
23 Jun 2023
COVID-19 update 23 June 2023
COVID Cases in SA There have been 1,351 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.
23 Jun 2023
People over 65 urged to get vaccinated against influenza
NSW Health is urging people aged 65 and over to book in for their free influenza (flu) vaccine through their GP or local pharmacy, amid concerns of moderate levels of influenza transmission in the community.
23 Jun 2023
Rural clinic celebrates quarter century of community service
Times have changed in the past 25 years, but this award-winning general practice’s close connection with the people it serves has remained.
23 Jun 2023
Lower medicine costs for chronic health conditions
Under the first stage of the 60-day dispensing policy, eligible Australians living with chronic health conditions will have access to 92 cheaper Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines.
23 Jun 2023
Changes to Paxlovid® PBS eligibility criteria
Changes to Paxlovid® PBS eligibility criteria
23 Jun 2023
Heat maps identify asthma “hot spots” in WA, NT and Tas
Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory and Tasmania have been identified as asthma “hot spots” recording the highest numbers of people with difficult to treat asthma in Australia, in a study published in the Journal of Asthma.