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  • ASCIA Annual General Meeting 2024
    ASCIA members who are attending the ASCIA 2024 Conference are invited to attend the ASCIA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 5 September 2024, 13.30-14.20, in Hall C, Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia Agenda Review of ASCIA 2023 AGM Minutes ASCIA AGM 2023...
  • ASCIA application for MBS item for supervised oral food challenges
    The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) has lodged an application for a Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) item number for supervised oral food challenges. The content of this application has been developed based on references from recent...
  • Activity based funding for subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) therapy
    The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority has announced Activity Based Funding (ABF) from 1 July 2024 for home delivered subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) infusion therapy.(2.11) in its Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium 2024–2025. This means that SCIg...
  • Product Update - Anapen® Adrenaline (Epinephrine) Injector Devices
    Arrotex Pharmaceuticals has advised that the sale and distribution of Anapen® Junior 150 and Anapen® 300 adrenaline (epinephrine) injector devices, used for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis are to cease in Australia: Anapen® 300 will be available until end July 2024. Anapen®...
  • New Australian Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) publication
    A study on hereditary angioedema (HAE) prevalence and satisfaction with prophylaxis in South Australia has been published in the World Allergy Organization Journal (2024) 17:100918 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.waojou.2024.100918 by Alexander Troelnikov, Karen Milburn, Pravin...
  • TGA Consultation - Proposed Reforms to Therapeutic Goods Regulations
    The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking public comment on proposed reforms to Part 5 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990. The proposed reforms are aimed at strengthening and modernising the legislative framework for the examination, testing and analysis...
  • Update on Alfamino® Infant Formula PBS and Pharmac listings - 1 August 2024
    Nestlé Health Science has informed ASCIA that only the updated recipe of Alfamino® amino acid formula for infants will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 August 2024. Since 1 September 2023, both the newer and older recipe Alfamino® products...
  • Alfaré® infant formula to be deleted from PBS - 1 August 2024
    Nestlé Health Science has informed ASCIA that supply of Alfaré® extensively hydrolysed infant formula (400g) is being discontinued in Australia and will be deleted from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on 1 August 2024. There will be a supply only period, which...
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