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The Latest Breaking News from TGA

All the latest COVID news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

ABC News

The TGA is considering paracetamol restrictions due to poisonings – but what does that mean for consumers?

Paracetamol is Australia’s most widely used pain medicine, with 65 million packs sold across the country in 2021. It is available everywhere from toilet vending machines, convenience stores, supermarkets, and pharmacies.

The Conversation

Medicinal cannabis companies fined almost $1m by TGA over false treatment claims

Australia’s drugs regulator issues 73 infringement notices over claims prescriptions could treat conditions such as cancer and epilepsy

The Guardian - AU

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Australia Update: Victoria Officials Seek To Ban Federal Psychedelic Medicine Permits

In Victoria, Australian health officials are proposing to restrict permits currently allowing patients with mental illnesses to access psychedelics in a therapeutic framework back to research and clinical trials “app

Benzinga

‘Life changed forever’: Australians speak of side-effects and pain after having cosmetic fillers dissolved

The use of the injectable enzyme hyaluronidase has come under scrutiny amid calls for more industry regulation

The Guardian - AU

Farmers welcome livestock pain relief classification change, so products can be sold in rural stores

Livestock producers are set to gain greater access to the pain relief products NumOcaine and Buccalgesic, used during castration, tail docking, and mulesing procedures.

ABC News

Parents concerned by reliability of rapid antigen tests given out by NSW schools

When rapid antigen tests were handed out at her daughter's school in southern Sydney, Alyce Odams assumed they would be reliable. But when her family contracted COVID, the mother-of-two felt let down.

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Medicine shortages turning critical: ADHD drugs ran out two weeks ago

Australia's always been vulnerable to pharmaceutical shortages – but that vulnerability has been severely tested by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New Daily

The UK Approved A Combo Vaccine To Protect Against Omicron Variants Pls Givvus That One Next

Moderna's bivalent vaccine is seen as the "next step" in COVID protection.

Pedestrian.tv

3 Penny Stocks to Buy Now at a Massive Discount

Strong job market and a slight decline in July inflation reading have raised investor optimism in the market. However, inflation still remains elevated, and the positive economic data might encourage the Fed to consider aggressive rate hikes. Since these factors are expected to keep the market volatile, it could be…

StockNews.com

Blackmores subsidiary kept selling pregnancy vitamins despite hundreds of complaints, ex-employee alleges

Whistleblower says he was instructed to tell customers the products were safe to consume, despite lack of testing evidence

The Guardian - AU

3 Under the Radar Penny Stocks to Buy Now

The Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes and the economy's contraction for two consecutive quarters have increased the odds of a potential recession. Nevertheless, robust corporate earnings and some positive economic data have greatly supported the downside of the benchmark indexes lately. Therefore, we think it could be wise to invest…

StockNews.com

Tobacco giant’s cash for vapes scheme paused after backlash from Australian health experts

Proposed program that would see Philip Morris pay pharmacists $275 when they order VEEV vapes labelled ‘nothing short of appalling’

The Guardian - AU

There's a global shortage of epidurals — and Australian hospitals are feeling the pinch

Epidurals have been commonly used for pain relief in childbirth for more than 40 years and more than 40 per cent of people who give birth in Australia use them, writes Alicia Dennia

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The Conversation

How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?

More than 40% of people in Australia who access pain relief during labour use epidurals. That amounts to around 92,000 epidurals a year. They’re also used for pain relief outside obstetrics.

ABC News

Australia 'miles behind' in healthcare technology, experts say. From PCRs to RATs to breath tests, what will the future of COVID-19 testing look like?

As COVID-19 varaints evolve and become more transmissible, many are wondering whether we're likely to get a variant that can elude testing. Here's what some experts think the future of COVID testing will look like.

ABC News

Am I eligible for COVID-19 antiviral medications? How do I get access to them?

COVID-19 antiviral medications are now more widely available, but do enough eligible people know where and how to get them?

The New Daily

RAT kits taken off the market amid ongoing TGA review

Four rapid antigen test kits (RATs) have been removed from sale after failing to comply with WHO standards of efficacy in detecting COVID-19 variants.

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ABC News

Queensland COVID-19 surge sparks calls for improved PCR access amid RAT accuracy fears

Mass testing clinics should be reopened and GP referrals for PCR tests should be removed as Queensland faces its third wave of COVID-19, health experts say.

The New Daily

‘Serious’ medicine shortage takes hold amid cold and flu season

Cold and flu season is in full swing, but sick Australians might struggle to find relief in over-the-counter medicine thanks to a nationwide shortage.

360info

Australia's offshore pharma conundrum

Australia is reliant on imports for the majority of its medicines - in this age of global epidemics regulatory vigilance has never been more important.

ABC News

The hope and hype of psychedelic therapy

Inside the underground world of psychedelic therapy and the controversial charity pushing hard to bring the treatment into the mainstream.

The New Daily

COVID-19 antivirals: Millions are now eligible, but the drugs are no substitute for boosters

Millions of Australians are now eligible for using antivirals to prevent serious illness or death from COVID-19. But it's complicated.

ABC News

COVID-19 vaccine Moderna is provisionally approved for kids under 5. This is what we know

Australian children aged six months to five years could soon be rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 jab. Here's what parents need to know.

The Guardian - AU

Australia faces ‘dire’ shortage of more than 300 medicines, doctors and pharmacists warn

Drugs for diabetes, hormone replacement, depression, nausea and stroke among those listed by the TGA as in short supply

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