Headlines
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Under-detection of Autism in girls
Thursday | May 18 2023GIRLS with autism tend to be diagnosed later than boys, largely because they can present with different characteristics than those classically related to autism.
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Health Act amendment
Wednesday | May 17 2023A SPOKESPERSON for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia said that for "some time there had been a small number of unapproved pharmacy owners who had been working around the law regarding the supply of pharmaceutical benefits, despite steps taken by the Government to control this.
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JV for Vitura and Releaf
Wednesday | May 17 2023VITURA Health has established an unincorporated joint venture (JV) with Australian-based Releaf Group which is expected to increase the volume of medicinal cannabis products prescribed and distributed through the CanView platform, the number of patients and prescribers registered, and using the platform's functionality.
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College on triptan usage
Wednesday | May 17 2023JUST over 20% of Australians or 4.9 million people suffer from migraines, with 71% of those migraine sufferers being women and 86% being of working age, according to the Australasian College of Pharmacy.
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Guild says decisions are not set in stone
Wednesday | May 17 2023THE Pharmacy Guild is highlighting that the "backflip" by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), on restricting the availability of an asthma medication, means the body's decisions are not set in stone.
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OIA letter confirms lack of consultation
Tuesday | May 16 2023THE Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) is "shocked and alarmed" at new information from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Office of Impact Analysis (OIA) that the recently announced 60-day dispensing proposal was assessed as 'containing a number of shortcomings.
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MCIA appoints Holmes
Tuesday | May 16 2023THE Medicinal Cannabis Industry Association (MCIA) has appointed Patty Holmes (pictured) as its new Executive Officer.
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New Sandoz Board set
Tuesday | May 16 2023SANDOZ has taken the next steps to prepare for its planned listing on the Swiss Stock Exchange.
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Vape ads need new push
Tuesday | May 16 2023A RMIT University expert says a successful anti-vaping campaign needs more than just plain packaging and scant flavour choice - it needs to pitch Big Tobacco as the enemy.
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PBAC to reverse kids meds’ decision
Monday | May 15 2023THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended removing the limitations requiring specialist prescribing for asthma medications for children, and again allowing patients to receive a prescription from their GP.
