What some consumers don’t realise is that a common drug used to treat blocked noses does not work when taken in tablet,capsule or liquid form.
With 1.5 million Australians now living with diabetes,advocates are pushing the government to protect the supply of drugs such as Ozempic and fund glucose-monitoring technology.
Putting aside the strength of arguments from the merger parties and the regulator,the facts are that an ACCC amber light more often turns to red than to green.
Women aged between 18 and 65 who present with uncomplicated UTIs can head to the pharmacist instead of the GP,though doctors warn misdiagnoses can be dangerous.
The death of a 16-year-old who overdosed after receiving three prescriptions for addictive drugs in the days before his death has triggered a coroner’s warning that many GPs are ignoring a watchlist to prevent “doctor shopping”.
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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.
A treatment centre helping those dependent on benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Valium will be forced to cut its clinician numbers from 10 to three when funding runs out.
Chemist Warehouse will be stripped of its ability to give its customers $1 off their medicines under a change the Pharmacy Guild has been pushing for years.
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