Pharmaceuticals

The Gold Coast will host the state's second pill-testing clinic from July as the first of its kind in Brisbane is deemed a "success".

Jill's vaping dependence and attempts to quit became a social media journey followed by millions. Here's what she thinks about the changes to Australia's vaping laws.

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumour of the adrenal gland. A condition that usually affects children. Medication used to treat this condition is available in the US, but not in Australia.

The US Supreme Court rules against an estimated $9 billion Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan that would have shielded the wealthy Sackler family from legal liability over opioid-related overdoses. 

Priceline, TerryWhite Chemmart and other major pharmacy chains reject new vaping laws making them the only legal sellers of vapes, signalling to franchisees they should not sell the products without a prescription.

The Coalition has been ruminating internally over how to handle the government's impending vape ban. Who would have thought they would land on option two: inhale, reverse the ban, bring in a new tax and declare war on organised crime.

A synthetic opioid — which has been linked to a rise in overdose deaths overseas — has emerged on the illicit drug scene, with some experts warning it has the potential to be Australia's version of a "fentanyl crisis".

The ACCC is wary about the proposed merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare. But other decisions will matter more for service and prices. They concern pharmacy discounting and location rules, and they'll involve taking on existing owners.  

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says a proposed merger between pharmacy retail giant Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare raises "competition concerns" in the country's pharmacy sector.

Families say they are having to visit up to 10 pharmacies to find a key medication used to treat chest infections, whooping cough, and other respiratory issues in children.

Yet again, the manufacturers of a wildly popular drug, taken by millions of women globally, have not collected data on what this drug might do to a woman's reproductive organs or offspring.

One bad apple spoils the barrel — that seems to be the current predicament for Australia's compounding pharmacists.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has praised the federal government’s move to ban compounding pharmacists from making replica weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released footage of a lab allegedly used to manufacture Ozempic.

The government will ban compounding pharmacists from making replica versions of diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, widely used off-label for weight loss, amid public safety concerns.

Once a week Angela Neale pops on some headphones, a blindfold, and plays her favourite tracks by singer-songwriter Enya. But before that she takes a clinically administered ketamine nasal spray.  

Dozens of patients have contacted the ABC, reporting alarming side effects including vomiting blood and permanent tingling in their fingers after taking replica weight loss drugs.

WA's largest private health insurer is slashing rebates for weight loss drugs including Ozempic, saying the rise in claims — amounting to 40 per cent of all off-schedule pharmaceuticals — has become unsustainable.

Two days after injecting himself with Ozempic, writer Johann Hari woke up feeling something he'd never felt before — not hungry. But is the diabetes drug the magic cure for obesity some people think it is? 

Over 1.2 million Australians have used medicinal cannabis, but the industry says cheap imports aren't regulated properly meaning consumers don't know what they're getting.

Vials of replica weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro are being illegally shipped across the world from a house on the outskirts of Sydney.

Roadside instant drug testing is under scrutiny after an Adelaide driver falsely tested positive to methamphetamine, but experts say the benefits of their use may outweigh the risks. 

A West Australian man says he breaks the law out of necessity every time he gets behind the wheel after taking medicinal cannabis for pain relief.

A trial allowing ACT pharmacies to supply eligible women with the contraceptive pill and treat urinary tract infections has been expanded.

A trial allowing some ACT pharmacies to supply eligible people with the contraceptive pill and medication for urinary tract infections is expanded to include minor skin condition treatments.