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Weight loss drugs like Ozempic – commonly used to manage conditions such as diabetes – have taken the world by storm.

‘Backfired’: Ozempic maker’s disastrous trial and its $US475 billion meltdown

Analysts say Novo Nordisk’s new obesity drug may be obsolete before it hits the shelves, underlining a massive fall from grace for the company behind the weight loss boom.

  • Colin Kruger

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Amanda Bradley.

‘My future crumbled’: Amanda joins class action over baby powder’s claimed link to cancer

A class action of 1300 women has started against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.

  • Kayla Olaya
Outgoing CSL boss Paul McKenzie.

Boss of $83b giant CSL exits abruptly

Australian pharmaceuticals heavyweight CSL says its chief executive Paul McKenzie is leaving the company with immediate effect.

  • Clancy Yeates
Statins are the most commonly prescribed medications in Australia.

Statins don’t cause the majority of ‘side effects’ on the label

These life-saving medications have been blamed for a laundry list of side effects. They’ve just been vindicated.

  • Kate Aubusson
Clinical trial results of the synthetic peptide retatrutide look promising, but counterfeit substances have flourished online.

‘Not for human consumption’: Warning to Australians injecting bootlegged weight-loss drug

The website says “for research use only”, then they ship it to suburban homes.

  • Kate Aubusson
Melbourne man Anthony says he is still suffering side effects years after he stopped taking finasteride.

When Anthony began taking a popular hair loss drug, the side effects emerged almost immediately

As Gen Zs and Millennials turn to digital subscription services for hair loss, doctors are warning men to consult a GP in person and use additional safeguards.

  • Broede Carmody
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The Trump administration will use the British deal as a model for talks with other developed nations.

Australia in talks with US over Trump demands to pay more for medicine

A White House official said the general structure of the deal – under which other countries pay more for medicines or face punitive trade measures – was the model for talks with other nations.

  • Michael Koziol and Natassia Chrysanthos
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls (centre) with RACGP Queensland chair Dr Cath Hester (left) and RACGP president Dr Michael Wright (right) announcing the changes to ADHD treatment.

Queensland to allow GPs to diagnose, prescribe ADHD drugs to adults

Health Minister Tim Nicholls touted the move as a “nation-leading first” in treating ADHD in Australia.

  • Alex Condon
US President Donald Trump announced 100 per cent tariffs on pharamceuticals via Truth Social.

Mission critical: Australia keen to lock in new US deal before Trump meeting

Canberra is negotiating with the president’s lieutenants to guarantee the Americans access to the elements needed to build everything from smartphones to fighter jets.

  • Paul Sakkal and Nick Newling
US President Donald Trump announced 100 per cent tariffs on pharamceuticals via Truth Social.

Break ground by Wednesday or else: Trump imposes 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals

Shares in domestic biotechnology giant CSL dropped 3.6 per cent after Trump announced the tariff on Truth Social.

  • Nick Newling