medicine shortages
Pragmatic approach needed to Ozempic compounding concerns
TGA should crack down on “rogue pharmacists” rather than rolling out a ban on compounding Ozempic (semaglutide), an obesity expert claims Pragmatism is needed when it comes to regulating the …
Pharmacists need scope to manage medicines shortages: Guild
Legislative changes are needed to enable pharmacists to manage ongoing medicines supply shortages effectively, a Guild spokesperson says Governments around the globe are being urged to introduce measures to make …
Fluoxetine update
The TGA has made a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument regarding fluoxetine 20mg dispersible tablets To help manage the shortage of the dispersible tablet form of this dose, the Therapeutic Goods …
‘King Kong’ drug Mounjaro now in short supply into 2024
Recently launched diabetes med with weight loss hype another victim of ‘larger than expected demand’ Mounjaro, the hotly anticipated competitor to social media-hyped diabetes and de facto weight loss drug …
Another diabetes drug scarce until end 2024
Eli Lilly’s Trulicity had been been ‘go-to’ replacement for in-demand Ozempic Trulicity, the type-2 diabetes preparation which had been a regular stop-gap option when the much-hyped Ozempic was in short …
No new Ozempic scripts: TGA
Prescribers urged not to start new patients on Ozempic, as Novo Nordisk warns of supply shortages throughout 2024 Ozempic supplier, Novo Nordisk, is warning that supply of the diabetes medication …
Recall sparks shortage
Sanofi-Aventis has notified the TGA that the tablet form of its vigabatrin product, Sabril, is in shortage The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said in a statement that the shortage has …
Somatropin stocks hit on two fronts
One version of the synthetic growth hormone in short supply while another is discontinued The somatropin products marketed as Norditropin FlexPro 5mg, 10mg and 15mg will be in shortage until …
Ryzodeg product in shortage till mid-2024
A Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument has been made for Ryzodeg 70/30 FlexTouch Pharmacists can now substitute Ryzodeg 70/30 Penfill cartridges instead of Ryzodeg 70/30 FlexTouch prefilled pen under certain conditions, …
‘It’s my fault, I voted for Labor’
Patients are being warned that plans to introduce 60-day dispensing from 1 July will impact the supply of medicines and services through community pharmacies Labor’s plan to introduce double dispensing …
Shortages prompt Metalyse shelf-life extension
Hospital pharmacists are being urged to make “appropriate changes” to Metalyse (tenecteplase) packaging to reflect updated expiry dates Shortages of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Metalyse (tenecteplase) injection products have prompted the Therapeutic …
The week in review
The eyes of the nation turned to the Gold Coast this week, as we heard from Guild representatives, politicians and other pharmacy leaders at APP2023 Thousands of pharmacists from around …