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$50m to tackle dementia
Friday | Mar 1 2024venture capital-backed Brandon BioCatalyst's CUREator is set to deliver a BioMedTech Incubator (BMTI) to address dementia after recieving a $50 million grant from the Federal Government.
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ATAGI advice on booster
Friday | Mar 1 2024THE Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advised the Government yesterday that adults 65 years and over, or those aged 18-64 who are severely immunocompromised, are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster dose every six months.
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National RTPM stops drug misuse in NT
Thursday | Feb 29 2024A SERIOUS case of medication misuse in the Northern Territory was avoided earlier this month, thanks to the use of the national Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) system, NT Health told Pharmacy Daily.
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E-cigarette usage triples
Thursday | Feb 29 2024LESS than 10% of Australians are smoking cigarettes and tobacco daily, but the use of e-cigarettes has tripled between 2019 and 2022-2023, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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Influencer-led campaign
Wednesday | Feb 28 2024THE Federal Government is launching today a new influencer-led youth vaping campaign to spark a conversation with the next generation of Australians about the significant harms of vaping and nicotine addiction.
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TWC elevates its message to partners
Wednesday | Feb 28 2024TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) announced significant updates to its loyalty program, REWARDS Plus, and strengthening its commitment to pharmacists' expanded scope of practice yesterday at its national conference, Elevate.
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Study on gut brain axis to affect drugs
Wednesday | Feb 28 2024THE mechanisms by which antidepressants and other emotion-focused medications work could be reconsidered due to a new understanding of how the gut communicates with the brain.
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New Standard for pain
Tuesday | Feb 27 2024AN UPDATED Australian Practice standard in pain management for pharmacy services has been released by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).
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Qld ownership bill report
Tuesday | Feb 27 2024LAST week, the inquiry into the Pharmacy Ownership Bill 2023 was transferred to the Cost of Living and Economics Committee, and if it passes, a new Queensland Pharmacy Business Ownership Council will be formed in the coming weeks to regulate the Bill.
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Commbank banks on APP
Monday | Feb 26 2024THE Australasian College of Pharmacy and CommBank Health will bring a new interactive pre-conference workshop for current and future pharmacy owners at the upcoming APP2024.