medicine shortages
HRT shortages to continue
Shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches are set to continue in 2025, PBS warns Pharmacists are being reminded that some, but not all, of the HRT products covered by the …
Ozempic shortage to continue in 2025
Diabetes medication to remain in short supply throughout 2025, manufacturer warns Efforts to boost the production of Ozempic (semaglutide) are not expected to alleviate shortages of the medication in the …
‘It has become so stressful … I am considering changing professions’
Medicines shortages are taking a toll on the majority of pharmacists, according to a new survey, with almost a third reporting patient frustration over GLP-1s An “overwhelming majority” of pharmacists …
Temporary PBS listing for US product
Ongoing shortages of tenofovir with emtricitabine tablets prompt temporary PBS listing of alternative brand The Department of Health and Aged Care will temporarily list US approved medication, Emtricitabine and Tenofovir …
Limited PBS access, shortages may impact add-on therapy
Prevalence of add-on therapy in people with type 2 diabetes is “low” and should be increased to save lives, PBS records analysis finds More Australians with type 2 diabetes need …
Abatacept shortages ‘resolved’
Pharmacies can expect to have improved access to stocks of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Orencia (abatacept) 125mg/mL ClickJect autoinjector for subcutaneous injection and prefilled syringe products Following months of supply issues, the …
Petition seeks rethink of GLP-1 RAs compounding ban
Politicians are being urged to reconsider the decision to ban the compounding of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) until supply issues ease Patients are calling for the government’s decision …
Pharmacists need regulators’ trust for substitution
Patients face increased out-of-pocket costs due to regulations preventing pharmacists from making clinical decisions to substitute prescribed medications when supply shortages hit Regulatory changes are needed to give pharmacists greater …
IV supply ‘constrained throughout 2024’
Pharmacists are calling for local manufacturing to help reduce shortages, as the TGA issues guidance on IV fluids The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has highlighted the shortage of …
Pharmacies urged to conserve supplies
The year is 1914, the world is at war and pharmacists are preparing for medicine shortages Europe’s imperial powers have come to blows, with Great Britain and Germany going to …
Ozempic shortages to continue: Butler
Novo Nordisk “simply doesn’t have the factories” to meet growing demand for Ozempic, Health Minister says Shortages of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide) are likely to continue into 2025, …
‘We find ourselves needing to ring around and find supplies’
Palliative care professionals warn that even the temporary medicines supplied for pain relief under Section 19A have not provided stable supply Long standing challenges around the supply of critical pain …