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ATAGI shifts Covid vaccine preference
Monovalent Omicron XBB.1.5 Covid-19 vaccines are now the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation’s (ATAGI’s) preferred option for individuals aged five years and older ATAGI has updated its guidance regarding …
GSK’s $1.5b payday
Brit pharmaco scores big with discount selloff of Haleon shares British pharmaceutical giant GSK has sold off 240 million shares in consumer health operation Haleon raising around GBP804 million (AUD$1.5 billion) …
Moderna seeks full rego for Spikevax
Moderna’s Spikevax is set to be the first of Australia’s provisionally approved COVID-19 vaccines to undergo an evaluation to transition to full registration. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) revealed Moderna …
Pfizer hit by rolling industrial action
Melbourne production plant hit by two strikes in a week – with another on the way – as negotiations over a new enterprise agreement stall Pfizer’s Melbourne production plant, which …
Blood pressure drug recall
Potential carcinogen traces prompts action as “precautionary measure” Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is recalling some batches of hypertension medications containing quinapril and pausing supply of others, according to an alert from …
Leading the market
The impact of the pandemic has been demonstrated with antivirals filling two of the top three best selling pharmaceutical product places for 2021 COVID has presented the global pharmaceutical industry …
‘Huge demand’ for child vax
COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5-11 launches in pharmacies, with community pharmacists’ kids first in line… but some are yet to receive their stock Children aged 5-11 are now …
Unclear when Champix drought will end
Pfizer embarks on total US recall because of carcinogen concerns A total voluntary recall of Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug in the US last week because of continued concerns around carcinogen …
Welcome back Pfizer
Pfizer Australia has announced that it will transition back to the wholesaler distribution model in a move welcomed by the Guild Pfizer Australia said on Wednesday that it will distribute medicines through Community …
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Australia
The PM says plans are on track for the country’s most vulnerable to start receiving the vaccine from next Monday More than 142,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have …
Changing direction
Pfizer subsidiary dumps direct distribution model to return to CSO wholesale deliveries Upjohn Australia, a subsidiary of Pfizer, has announced that it will distribute its medicines through Community Service Obligation …
Merger confirmed
A new market leader in a range of OTC healthcare categories has been announced Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and GSK have confirmed they have closed the transaction to create a new …