Arthritis Updates

From the 1st of September 2023, millions of Australians who live with an ongoing, chronic condition but are stable on their medication, will soon be able to receive twice the supply of their medications for the cost of a single prescription. This schema will be able to help you...

On Tuesday, 21st March 2023, Arthritis Australia and the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation Australia (JAFA) issued a media release warning of a looming crisis in arthritis that could hit the community and the economy hard. The media release comes at a time when the number of people living with arthritis...

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare identifies ‘back pain’ was one of the top 5 specific diseases causing ‘burden’ in 2022. The other top 5 specific diseases included coronary heart disease, dementia, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), and anxiety disorders. *** The term ‘burden’ or ‘burden...

A new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics using the 2021 Census dataset finds that approximately 8 million Australians live with a long-term health condition. Over 2.1 million Australians live with arthritis. The proportion of those with a long-term health condition increased with age. More than three out...

Arthritis Australia, in partnership with the Australian Rheumatology Association, has launched a new online rheumatoid arthritis patient-support website. The free MyRA website provides individually tailored information designed to help people seize control and become active participants in their journey with the disease. More than 450,000 Australians live with rheumatoid...

Each year Arthritis Australia runs a campaign to determine the best and worst packaging as voted by people living with arthritis. According to their research, 44 per cent of consumers struggle with packaging every day, negatively impacting their emotional wellbeing and sense of independence. Hard-to-open packaging can also increase...

30 JULY 2019 DEPT OF HEALTH, THERAPEUTIC GOODS ADMINISTRATION TGA: Endone 5 mg tablets – Consumers & health professionals are advised that Aspen Pharma, is undertaking product defect correction for one batch of Endone 5 mg tablets   Consumers and health professionals are advised that Aspen Pharma, in consultation...

My Health Record: Control your health information securely, in one place July, 2019 My Health Record is an online summary of your key health information. When you have a My Health Record, your health information can be viewed securely online, from anywhere at any time. The Australian Digital Health...