The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is considering whether to approve the latest Medicines Australia code of conduct for pharmaceutical companies. The code lays out disclosure requirements…

The current debate obscures the much larger question of why doctors need to receive “tea and biscuits” from pharmaceutical companies at all.
Yortw/FlickrOctober 21, 2013

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and medical specialist groups are currently debating public disclosure of gifts received by doctors from pharmaceutical companies. The bone of contention is how…

Reform of medical regulations has become a hot potato being passed from one agency to another.
eltpics/FlickrApril 15, 2013

Two bills in the national parliament provide a snapshot of our health regulatory system, and just like a smoker’s lungs, it’s not a pretty picture. The bills show that we’re slow in fixing regulatory incapacity…

The government has launched several inquiries into patent law and pharmaceutical drugs.
Daniel WeirNovember 27, 2012

It takes a lot of bravery for governments to stand up to big business. But the Gillard government has shown a lot of guts during its tenure. It stood up to Big Tobacco in the battle over plain packaging…