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End open-ended scripts
Friday | Dec 15 2023PLANT-BASED speciality pharmacy and clinic, MediGreen's proprietor Angelica Rostov says she has witnessed unethical behaviour in the medicinal cannabis industry going unchecked for too long.
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Wizard crowns its winners
Friday | Dec 15 2023WIZARD Pharmacy held its annual Wizard Awards, with celebrations at Pagoda Resort and Spa.
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Opioid treatment up 33%
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE use of medicine for opioid dependence has increased by 33% over the last 10 years, especially in very remote areas, researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney have revealed.
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Six POTY finalists ready for APP2024
Thursday | Dec 14 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has revealed the six finalists for the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards (PD breaking news yesterday).
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Vax coverage falls in Aussie children
Thursday | Dec 14 2023VACCINATION coverage in children has been declining since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest data from The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) has shown.
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Editor’s Choice: eyelash and brow duo boosts 11 star ingredients
Thursday | Dec 14 2023EZZ Life Science Holdings has launched its latest product, the Eucalyptus Stem Cell & Peptide Eyelash & Brow Serum Duo.
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AI unlocks gene variants
Thursday | Dec 14 2023RESEARCH scientists at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to further unlock the genetic secrets to Alzheimer's disease.
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OW plans “mass rollout”
Wednesday | Dec 13 2023OPTOMETRIST Warehouse (OW) Managing Director Peter Larsen has confirmed it's "business as usual" for the new optometry network after major news last week that Chemist Warehouse plans to merge with Sigma Healthcare to create Australia's largest pharmacy group, potentially worth more than $8.8 billion, reported Insight (PD 07 Dec).
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Guild Vic branch against CWG listing
Wednesday | Dec 13 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Vic branch has expressed major concerns about the proposal to reverse list Chemist Warehouse Group (CWG) on the ASX via Sigma Healthcare (PD 07 Dec).
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Pain galore with more meds shortages
Tuesday | Dec 12 2023THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has warned of a looming health crisis for palliative care patients of all ages as well as those with chronic pain, cancer and other conditions requiring effective pain control with critical acute pain medications in dire shortage.
