Pharmacies will be paid an extra $4.80 by the government each time they give out a 60-day medicine script,in a major concession from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Elyse used a compound version of Ozempic for a year to lose weight. She says taking replicas off the market will only create more distress and anxiety.
The ban will drastically reduce the availability of the popular weight-loss injections – which have been in short supply globally – and disrupt the businesses capitalising on the huge demand.
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
Big tobacco excise increases have been used to boost the budget bottom line. But fewer smokers,more vapers and a burgeoning black market are killing the tax cash cow.
Health Minister Mark Butler said the 58 existing urgent care clinics were already making a difference for patients needing walk-in medical treatment.
Matt Berriman resigned from the peak body,citing frustration with the federal government. It will intensify scrutiny on Labor’s dedication to mental health.
There are early signs of pushback as the government probes changes that would give pharmacists,nurses and others greater authority to prescribe medicines or make referrals.
LGBTQ advocates have slammed a report by British paediatrician Hilary Cass,who concluded there was inadequate evidence to support the use of puberty blockers.
The 69-year-old says the innovative clip-on prosthesis has given him “a sense of freedom again”.
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