Important and Appropriate use of medicines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Hepatitis Australia has been made aware that some people living with hepatitis C are seeking to import medicines not yet available under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia to treat their hepatitis C infection.
Hepatitis Australia understands the frustrations caused by the current lack of availability of new hepatitis C treatment drugs in Australia and we are working hard to address it. Anyone considering buying new hepatitis C treatment drugs from overseas should be aware of this alert
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Hep C med imports
Hepatitis Australia is alerting people who are looking to purchase medicines from overseas for hepatitis C treatment, that due to poor quality checks, the practice is risky, as well as being potentially illegal. With new drugs now available in Australia (PD 12 May), Hepatitis Australia also says it should not be necessary to import from overseas, and it is important to have patients’ current status evaluated before starting new therapies.
THE ABOVE SNIPPET IS THE FIRST PART OF AN ARTICLE SENT TO SUBSCRIBERS IN PHARMACY DAILY'S ISSUE FROM 22 MAY 15
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Established in 2007, Pharmacy Daily is Australia's leading pharmacy industry publication, and is sent as a free subscription to people across the industry as a PDF newsletter every weekday
Established in 2007, Pharmacy Daily is Australia's leading pharmacy industry publication, and is sent as a free subscription to people across the industry as a PDF newsletter every weekday
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