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TGA investigating telehealth websites prescribing nicotine vaping products for exclusive pharmacies

GPs say patients should be able to fill scripts at any pharmacy and that a health professional should be consulted first

The Guardian - AU

Why Is Australia Moving To Ban ‘Ozempic Dupes’? The TGA’s Crackdown, Explained

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is looking to ban 'Ozempic dupes' from being sold in Australian pharmacies, over fears legal loopholes are allowing dangerous and untested versions of the weight loss drug to flood the market.

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‘No intention of stopping’: New Zealand online vape seller vows to ignore Australia’s new import ban

Health department rejects seller’s taunt ‘new rules don’t apply to us’ and points to ‘escalated enforcement action as appropriate’

The Guardian - AU

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TGA approves new medication for treatment of endometriosis symptoms

Australian drug regulator gives company green light for tablet – although it won’t be subsidised by Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

The Guardian - AU

Hunter residents going for magic mushroom treatment for mental health

EXTRA BURDEN: State restrictions mean patients face travel costs to access innovative new treatment

Newcastle Herald

Heading to Melbourne for new mental health drugs, amid NSW restrictions

Patients facing travel costs to access MDMA and psilocybin.

Newcastle Herald

Albanese government condemns ‘widespread marketing’ of nicotine pouches to young people

Regulated in Australia as prescription medicines, nicotine pouches are being promoted on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

The Guardian - AU

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‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

The Guardian - AU

TGA issues safety alerts after online herbal supplements found to contain Viagra

Consumers advised to stop using seven supplements taken for sexual enhancement, including Tantra Jelly and Bullblood tablets

The Guardian - AU

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has for the first time approved a vaccine against the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus.

AAP

Do RATs Pick Up The Newer Strains Of COVID? Here’s Why You’re Still Testing Negative

Convinced you have COVID but not testing positive? Here's some potential reasons as to why.

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What are the new COVID booster vaccines? Can I get one? Do they work? Are they safe?

As the COVID virus continues to evolve, so does our vaccine response. From December 11, Australians will have access to new vaccines that offer better protection.

The Conversation

Ozempic's rebranded weight-loss drug should be available next year

'This is real and these medications are here to stay.'

Newcastle Herald

Tricky destruction problem for 35 tonnes of seized illegal vapes

Over 35 tonnes of illegal vapes have been seized recently, but how should they be destroyed?

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The Guardian - AU

Ozempic overdoses: data reveals Australians sent to emergency after misuse of diabetes drug

Exclusive: NSW poisons information centre received more than 120 calls related to the diabetes drug in a year, 83% of them about medication errors

The Guardian - AU

TGA investigating potential link between diabetes drug Ozempic and reports of gastro-intestinal side effects

Drug has been used off-label for weight loss leading to a global shortage and usage may come with risks, experts say

Newcastle Herald

'Distressing' ADHD drug shortage: parents in race to fill scripts

Supply of the children's medication could be impacted until the end of 2023.

The Guardian - AU

Psychedelic treatment in mental health lacks evidence, Australian experts say

Monash University study reveals a hesitancy to support widespread use of psilocybin and MDMA due to concerns about poor quality of evidence

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The Conversation

Botox and fillers to come under greater scrutiny by the medical regulator. Will it be too little too late?

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced it will expand its “crackdown” on the cosmetic surgery industry. As the agency responsible for registering, accrediting and disciplining health practitioners, AHPRA is well placed to reshape conduct in what sociologists once called the appearance industry.

The Guardian - AU

Quarter of submissions from vape users to Australian inquiry parrot text from tobacco industry campaign

Exclusive: study finds 26% of individual responses to TGA vaping reforms contained text from template provided as part of ‘astroturfing’ campaign

The Guardian - AU

Children’s medicines in short supply across Australia as cold and flu cases continue to rise

Chemists say global supply issues and increased demand behind lack of stock, but antibiotic substitutions are available

Newcastle Herald

'Less time': Better access to abortion pill

'I want GPs to know it is an extremely safe medication.'

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s drug regulator received two hoax reports of children dying from Covid vaccines

Exclusive: Therapeutic Goods Administration documents reveal separate reports made in 2022 about two boys, aged six and seven, were false

Birmingham Post

North East engineering group TGA expands Yorkshire presence

The Durham business has announced plans to double the size of its headcount in Leeds

The Guardian - AU

Australian decision to allow psychedelic drug prescriptions criticised by mental health experts

Neuropsychologists and psychiatrists argue the evidence for broad-scale implementation of psychedelic drug use is insufficient

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