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A mother’s renewed appeal to the government to save her young daughter’s life – July 31, 2015
On December 1, 2014, the small aHUS Australian community celebrated with the PBS listing of Soliris (eculizumab) through Section 100: Highly Specialised Drugs Program for those who meet certain criteria, and the earmarking of $63 million in treatment funding over the next four years. Since then, our celebrations have begun to sour, as aHUS patients currently accessing…
Read MoreHIV patient reportedly in remission more than a decade post- treatment – July 31, 2015
In what has been dubbed the “world’s first report of long-term remission from HIV in a child,” an 18-year old French woman is now in remission from HIV, despite ceasing anti-viral medicines 12 years ago, when six years of age. Born with HIV transmitted by her mother in 1996, she was placed on four anti-viral…
Read MoreVIVA! is celebrating its 13th birthday today – July 20, 2015
DigiPharma 2015 – The Digital Journey for Pharma – Tues, July 14, 2015
VIVA! Communications and Princeton Digital will co-host Australia’s fourth annual Digital Pharma seminar series, in Sydney and Melbourne, this week and next. This year’s seminar series, entitled ‘The Digital Journey for Pharma’, will feature an array of expert spokespeople, including medical specialists, digital marketing gurus, pharmacy developers, pharmaceutical company representatives and marketers, who will collectively…
Read MoreAustralians returning & disposing 600 tonnes of unwanted medicines each year – June 5, 2015
A study published in Australian Prescriber on June 1, 2015 has found more than $2 million of public money is wasted each year with the return of more than 600 tonnes of medicines, many of which are still within their expiry dates, through the National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Program, since its inception…
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