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Cooper’s legacy honoured
Friday | Nov 21 2025PHARMACY peak bodies came together alongside the University of Canberra Pharmacy School to host the inaugural Professor Gabrielle Cooper OAM Address in Canberra last night.
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ABS finds health access improving
Friday | Nov 21 2025FEWER Australians are delaying or not using selected health services when needed compared to two years ago, according to new data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Guild Tassie winners named
Thursday | Nov 20 2025THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia Tasmania Branch celebrated outstanding contributors to community pharmacy at the 2026 Tasmania Community Pharmacy Awards, held in Hobart last night.
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A way to go with med cannabis
Thursday | Nov 20 2025AUSTRALIAN consumers are increasingly embracing contemporary healthcare, including telehealth and medicinal cannabis, according to research commissioned by Montu healthcare group.
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mRNA flu vax promise
Thursday | Nov 20 2025A NEW mRNA-based flu vaccine developed by Pfizer has been found to be 34.5% more effective against influenza-like illness compared to current flu vaccines, according to a new trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Next stage for new CPD standards
Wednesday | Nov 19 2025PUBLIC consultation has closed for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) Standards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for pharmacists, marking the next step in finalising the new CPD standards.
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New BP combo med on PBS
Wednesday | Nov 19 2025ARROTEX Pharmaceuticals has announced the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of ARX-Telmisartan/Amlodipine, a new brand of fixed-dose combination therapy for the management of hypertension.
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Action needed as AMR in the spotlight
Tuesday | Nov 18 2025AS WORLD AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) launches today, stakeholders and policymakers who play a critical role in reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are promoting global action to tackle the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens.
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Heart disease no longer #1 killer
Tuesday | Nov 18 2025DATA released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has named dementia as the leading cause of death in Australia, overtaking ischaemic heart diseases.
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Chronic disease socio-economic link complex
Tuesday | Nov 18 2025AN ANALYSIS of 2021 Australian census data has shown that socioeconomic position is a major risk factor for chronic disease, but the direction, magnitude and consistency of the effect differs by disease, socioeconomic measure, age and sex.
