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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Australia To Lose Life-Saving Opioid Drug As Trump Administration Pricing Changes Ripple Worldwide

Australia is set to lose access to the life-changing opioid treatment Sublocade as experts warn US drug pricing changes could have global consequences. (Credit: 23 ABC News YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT)

A medicine hailed by doctors as 'life-saving' for Australians battling opioid dependence is about to disappear from the market, and experts warn it may be a sign of a much bigger shift unfolding across global healthcare.

US pharmaceutical company Indivior has confirmed it will stop supplying Sublocade in Australia from 31 December, ending access to a treatment many clinicians say has transformed the lives of patients recovering from opioid addiction.

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