Should weight loss injections be easier to access?
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What is Eli Lilly’s new “Lilly Direct” platform and how might it change access to weight‑loss injections?
We're in spring, Lauren, but there's still a lot of respiratory viruses circulating around.
Yeah, I know that my, I've got two kids in daycare and they've been certainly bringing home a few viruses to share with the family. It's very thoughtful. They're good sharers. That's the good news. But what can you do about it? I find that when I start to get a bit sick, my go-to is just to reach for a big glass
of orange juice. Well, I think it depends. That's a good option, having a bit of a rest and giving it time. This is the kind of stuff that I tell patients all the time, as you can imagine. A lot of people, though, will take a supplement that is marketed to the immune system that says, I will help stop you getting colds. I will protect you against viral illnesses. And often the truth is, Lauren, there's a real lack of evidence for those supplements. They cost a lot of money and don't do very much. And now the TGA is cracking down on a really popular ingredient in a lot of these supplements that protect the immune system or claim to, andrographis. And that is something we are covering on today's health report.
I'm Priya Alexander on Yui Country. And I'm Lauren Roberts on Larrakia Country. Also on the show, when it comes to ADHD in children and adolescents, there are options for stimulant medication if that's indicated for the child. And up until now, there hasn't been much guidance for clinicians or parents and caregivers on which one to start with, but a new study has changed that.
And if you or a loved one live in an aged care facility that's privately run, a new study shows you're more likely to end up in hospital than if you live in a government-run facility.
And Priya, what's in the news this week? There's fairly big news, well, what I consider big news, when it comes to the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. Now, there's a bit of context and backstory that we need to give here before we tell you exactly what they're announcing. Eli Lilly are the company who produce one of the GLP-1s. It's actually a dual receptor agonist, so it works through two pathways called Tezapatide, or the brand name is Monjaro. And people, listeners might be going, Lauren, oh, I've heard of Eli Lilly and Norman and Priya talking about Eli Lilly recently and you're right. That's because in April of this year, the drug company walked away from negotiations with the PBAC, so the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee in Australia.
and refused to put this drug, Tezapatide or Monjaro, on the PBS. They basically said that the price conditions proposed by the Australian government were completely unrealistic. So that's why it might be ringing a bell for people. So why are they back in the news? Well, Eli Lilly have announced Lilly Direct and this is essentially a platform. They're saying you can go onto Lilly Direct, you can take an e-script, an e-prescription from anywhere, from me, your GP, from a telehealth clinic, from wherever you like. You can put it onto their platform and they will get pharmacists to compete amongst themselves and get you a better price for these drugs that are not PBS listed. So drugs like Tezapatide, that's the only one we know of that will be captured by this service at the moment.
And it will be shipped to your door. Now, this is something that is completely new in Australia. In the 10 years that I've been working as a GP and longer in the medical system, I've never seen anything like this from a drug company. This is unprecedented territory and it's very dangerous territory, I think, as a GP. And we just need to point out a couple of things here, I think, Lauren, so that we have all the context. One is that when it comes to these medications, GLP-1 medications, drugs like Tazapatide or Monjaro or Semaglutide, which people might know as Ozempic or Wegovii. There are equity issues when it comes to these medications and these medications for some people of higher weight, particularly with metabolic complications, so fatty liver or high blood pressure or dyslipidemia where cholesterol is off, these medications can be a game changer, absolutely.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Eli Lilly’s new “Lilly Direct” platform and how might it change access to weight‑loss injections?
0:00–5:27
2
How does the recent head‑to‑head study compare dexamphetamine and methylphenidate for treating ADHD in children?
5:27–10:43
3
What did the large Australian aged‑care study reveal about hospitalisations in private versus government facilities?
10:43–17:00
4
Does hormonal contraception increase, decrease, or have no effect on colorectal cancer risk in pre‑menopausal women?
17:00–22:19
5
Why is the TGA removing andrographis from over‑the‑counter supplements and what are the safety concerns?
22:19–27:39
6
How are telehealth‑only clinics dispensing GLP‑1 and other medicines impacting patient care and conflict‑of‑interest risks?
27:39–33:30
7
What is driving Fiji’s national HIV emergency and how is Australia supporting the response?
33:30–39:22
8
How do recent changes to specialist‑fee transparency affect out‑of‑pocket costs for private patients?
39:22–45:17
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