Headlines
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Priceline’s new women’s health check
Thursday | Oct 3 2024PRICELINE will launch a new cervical cancer screening program in select stores, offering women the opportunity to self-test in the privacy of a pharmacy's consultation room.
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iNova pitch for innovation
Wednesday | Oct 2 2024INOVA Pharmaceuticals, in collaboration with CoVentured, has launched iPitch 2024, a global crowdsourcing initiative aimed at discovering innovative solutions in wound care.
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S3 vapes adherence tool
Wednesday | Oct 2 2024AN AI-POWERED tool called Dragatron S3-R has launched nationwide today, aiming to simplify vaping compliance for Australian pharmacies.
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Sigma offers line to ACCC
Tuesday | Oct 1 2024THE ACCC is seeking public feedback on a proposed court-enforceable undertaking by Sigma Healthcare Limited concerning its acquisition of Chemist Warehouse Group Holdings (PD breaking news).
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Pharmacist’s role in vapes
Tuesday | Oct 1 2024STARTING from today, legislative changes empower pharmacists to prescribe vapes (20mg/ml and under) as Schedule 3 medicines.
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Boost for rural aged care
Monday | Sep 30 2024THE Federal Government has announced a $900 million investment to improve aged care services in rural and remote areas, alongside a growing petition by the sector's peak body calling for better healthcare access in these regions.
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Qld’s free flu jab wraps up
Monday | Sep 30 2024QUEENSLAND'S free flu vaccination program ends today, after a year of giving more than 457,000 people influenza shots at 1,200 community pharmacies across the state.
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RACGP slams SA move
Friday | Sep 27 2024THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has expressed serious concerns over the expanded role of pharmacists in South Australia (PD 26 Sep), where they can "prescribe medications without a diagnosis".
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PSA’s new vaping criteria
Friday | Sep 27 2024THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has released updated Guidelines for pharmacists providing smoking cessation support, coinciding with legislative changes starting 01 Oct.
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IPA makes room for charity
Friday | Sep 27 2024THE Independent Pharmacies of Australia Group (IPA) has pledged to raise $200,000 in support of My Room Children's Cancer Charity.
