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Framework to support safer transitions of care
Thursday | Sep 18 2025THE Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released a Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship Framework to support safe and high-quality medication management at transitions of care.
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Oral GLP-1 safe and effective
Thursday | Sep 18 2025ORAL glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) orforglipron has demonstrated meaningful weight loss and cardiometabolic improvements in patients without diabetes, according to clinical trial findings presented yesterday at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting 2025 in Vienna.
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Safety starts from first dose
Wednesday | Sep 17 2025PHARMACIST peak bodies are marking World Patient Safety Day by highlighting initiatives around medicines safety for adolescents and children, as part of this year's theme of 'Safe care for every newborn and child'.
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Time to ditch SABA, says NAC
Wednesday | Sep 17 2025THE National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has updated the Australian Asthma Handbook with important new recommendations, with a leading pharmacist flagging "challenging" conversations ahead for community pharmacists.
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Pregnancy nausea takes toll
Wednesday | Sep 17 2025NEW Australian research has revealed the emotional and physical toll of extreme morning sickness, with more than half of affected women reporting they considered terminating their pregnancy, and nine in 10 saying they had considered not having more children.
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New National flagship store
Tuesday | Sep 16 2025NATIONAL Pharmacies has opened its new flagship store at the Eighty Eight O'Connell luxury development in North Adelaide, offering integrated pharmacy, optical, health and beauty services.
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Managing study and exam pressure
Tuesday | Sep 16 2025PHARMACY Daily invited Mahak Jahangir from Bendigo UFS View Street Pharmacy in Victoria to provide an intern's perspective of pharmacy practice.
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Dementia claims an unwanted title
Monday | Sep 15 2025MORE than one million Australians will be living with dementia by 2065 unless significant interventions take place, a new report released today from the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW) reveals.
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Ahpra to ramp up reforms
Monday | Sep 15 2025THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has welcomed recommendations made by health ministers in the final report of the independent review of complexity in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, led by independent reviewer Sue Dawson.
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A stronger AMR response in Asia-Pacific is needed
Monday | Sep 15 2025IT IS estimated that bacterial AMR was directly responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 - the most recent data - and contributed to 4.95 million deaths worldwide.
