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

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

Newcastle Herald

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m not an anti-vaxxer’: how the TGA tried to persuade an LNP senator about vaccine safety

Documents obtained by Crikey show how much time the medical regulator’s staff spent responding to Gerard Rennick.

Crikey

'Less time': Better access to abortion pill

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

Newcastle Herald

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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

The Guardian - AU

North East engineering group TGA expands Yorkshire presence

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

Birmingham Post

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

The Guardian - AU

Companies sense opportunity in psychedelic legalisation

Millions of Australians live with mental ill health and companies are gearing up to take advantage of new psychedelics-as-medicine rules.

AAP

Australia legalises psychedelics for medical use

Psychedelics can now be legally used as medicine in Australia in a world-first approval that is aimed at treating acute mental health conditions.

Bangkok Post

Australia clears legal use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat PTSD and depression

Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.

LiveScience

Australian psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and psilocybin: who can access them and how do they work?

The psychedelic drugs are used to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression

The Guardian - AU

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What are the symptoms of RSV and how long is it contagious for? Let's unpack this common cold virus

This respiratory virus is so common that most children will have had at least one infection before they turn two. Most cases are mild, but it can cause severe illness for young children, the elderly and the immunocompromised.

The Guardian - AU

Alternative reality: two kambo deaths spark soul-searching in Australia’s counter-culture capital

Two weeks of harrowing testimony at consecutive inquests shines a light on the northern rivers’ alternative therapy scene

ABC News

Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly claims the TGA has 'surrendered' on ivermectin. Is that correct?

United Australia Party national director Craig Kelly says the TGA "surrendered" on antiparasitic drug ivermectin with its decision to allow off-label prescription once again. But what actually happened?

The New Daily

Paracetamol packs shrink to try and reduce deaths and liver damage

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) published a final decision to reduce the maximum size of packs for various paracetamol products.

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The Guardian - AU

Ivermectin ban ended by Australian regulator amid warning it should not be used as Covid treatment

The TGA banned off-label prescriptions when floods of people sought out the drug in the mistaken belief it would treat Covid-19

ABC News

Not a single vaping product containing nicotine has TGA approval

Currently, there is not a single vaping product containing nicotine approved by Australia's drug regulator, meaning that these medicines have not been tested for quality and safety.

The Conversation

The tricky economics of subsidising psychedelics for mental health therapy

Australia is the world’s first country to legalise the medical use of psychedelics. But not everyone is sure the timing is right. There are still major issues to work out for this move to benefit those most in need.

The Guardian - AU

Company advertising and selling bubblegum-flavoured cannabis vape products in Australia under investigation

Exclusive: Ethically Enhanced website sold Hubba Bubba-flavoured vapes containing cannabidiol, as owner of bubblegum brand considers legal action

The Conversation

New asthma medicine restrictions will hurt the poorest children the most

Last week, without warning, the federal government significantly restricted the subsidy for an important and safe asthma medicine for children. A short document explained to prescribers what had changed, but gave no reasons.

ABC News

Amid explosion in popularity of melatonin to help kids sleep, parents told not to buy it online

Experts say there's been a "massive increase" in melatonin use among children and they're concerned parents are treating it as a "sleep candy" rather than a drug.

The Guardian - AU

Legalising cannabis in Australia: how would it work and is there a catch?

The Greens say legalising cannabis could net the government $28bn tax revenue in nine years, but there are a few hurdles

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