When Emily became healthy after a lifelong illness, she felt part of her was missing
From a young age, Emily Naismith watched her peers die from cystic fibrosis. The drug Trikafta gave her a future but she says forming a new identity has been complex.
A critical fluid used in health care to rehydrate and administer drugs to patients is experiencing a global supply shortage. Here's how it'll affect you
Health authorities have assured the public there is ample supply of IV fluids for humans in hospitals, but have begun making moves to conserve stock levels of the crucial substance.
Global shortage of saline solution puts Australian health authorities on alert
Australian health services and veterinary clinics are conserving their stock of intravenous fluid or using alternative products amid a global shortage of saline solutions.
'This drug can kill you in a tablet': Warnings over potentially deadly synthetic opioid
SA Health is warning of the life-threatening dangers of a synthetic opioid after an Adelaide man almost died in hospital when he consumed a single street-purchased oxycodone pill last week.
Queensland to open second pill-testing clinic after promising Brisbane trial
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".
Millions watched as Jill tried to quit vaping. Then something unexpected happened
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.
Parents lobby government for lifesaving treatment
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.
US Supreme Court blocks Oxycontin maker's bankruptcy which shielded Sackler family
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 brands reject vape laws, despite becoming exclusive retailers
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.
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analysis:With a puff of smoke, it's on like Donkey Kong: Dutton taps in to the vape wars
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 stronger than fentanyl and hundreds of times more potent than heroin is emerging in Australia
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".
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analysis:Why pharmacies could be teetering on an 'Uber' moment
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.
ACCC warns Chemist Warehouse's $8.8 billion merger could lead to higher prices and less competition
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.
Australia faces critical shortage of children's antibiotic as whooping cough cases soar
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.
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analysis:Ozempic 'oops babies' should make women think twice about weight loss drugs
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.
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analysis:Pharma's mess of its own making — greed, secrecy and weight-loss drugs
One bad apple spoils the barrel — that seems to be the current predicament for Australia's compounding pharmacists.
GPs welcome ban on replicas of weight loss drug Ozempic
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.
Illegal Ozempic lab raided
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released footage of a lab allegedly used to manufacture Ozempic.
'Risk to public safety': Raid reveals unregulated Ozempic made in filthy conditions
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.
Angela says ketamine has helped halt her depression where other drugs haven't worked
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.
Ilisa was vomiting blood after injecting replica Ozempic. The pharmacy kept ringing to sell her more
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.
Major health fund reduces rebates for Ozempic amid increasing demand
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.
Ozempic changed Johann Hari's life. But was it worth it?
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?
Australian medicinal cannabis growers warn of untested imports and users let down by labelling 'loophole'
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.
We suspected an illegal replica Ozempic scheme was being run out of Australia. So we put in an order to find out
Vials of replica weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro are being illegally shipped across the world from a house on the outskirts of Sydney.