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Schedule change proposed for ED drug
New proposal put forward for Pharmacist-Only sildenafil category The TGA’s Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling is set to again review the possibility of creating an S3 category for sildenafil (Viagra). There …
Keeping to the script
Don’t fall back on opioids or codeine combination products after Feb 1 rescheduling deadline, prescribers warned, as AMA boss says stockpiling is not a concern Australian prescribers have been warned …
Missing an opportunity
Australian pharmacists may be missing a major opportunity to expand their professional role by being unaware of continued dispensing provisions A survey of Australian pharmacists’ attitudes to medicine reclassification (ie. …
Codeine decision expected within weeks
Will the success of MedsASSIST be enough to prevent the upscheduling of OTC codeine products? At the ASMI conference in October, Health Minister Sussan Ley suggested a final decision on the scheduling …
Bayer pushes for downscheduling of vardenafil
Making ED drugs available through pharmacists could prevent men resorting to dangerous online versions, says the company Bayer has applied to the TGA to consider downscheduling the PDE5 inhibitor vardenafil (Levitra) …