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Opioid best practice disconnect
Tuesday | Nov 4 2025RESEARCHERS from South Australia looking into opioid prescribing in rural general practice report a marked disparity between evidencebased guidelines for chronic pain management and the reality of rural medical practice.
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Nicotine dependence rising in US teen vapers
Tuesday | Nov 4 2025US RESEARCH has revealed that while there have been recent decreases in nicotine vaping prevalence among younger people, those who continue to vape are becoming more nicotine-dependent and are less able to successfully quit.
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Blooms celebrates its best
Monday | Nov 3 2025BLOOMS The Chemist held its 2025 Partner's Conference last week on the Gold Coast, with individual owners coming together for professional development and to celebrate excellence and achievements within the network.
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Modern lifestyle driving headache burden
Monday | Nov 3 2025MORE than a third of the world's population experience migraines and headache disorders, according to a comprehensive analysis of the global impact of the conditions.
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Prescribing: time for talk is over
Friday | Oct 31 2025AT A national forum on a pharmacist's endorsement for scheduled medicines, hosted by the Pharmacy Board of Australia yesterday, pharmacy peak bodies reaffirmed their strong support for a model of autonomous pharmacist prescribing within a self-determined, documented, and authorised scope of practice.
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Qld Guild honours excellence
Friday | Oct 31 2025AT A Parliamentary Reception at Queensland Parliament House on Wed, the contribution of community pharmacists to the health and wellbeing of Queenslanders was recognised, and outstanding individuals within the profession celebrated.
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Bumper night as more Guild winners revealed
Thursday | Oct 30 2025STATE finalists of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's National Pharmacy Awards were announced yesterday across Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
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AdPha expands aged care support
Thursday | Oct 30 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has announced it is expanding its support for the aged care sector through a new partnership with leading Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP) provider Choice Chemist.
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Editor’s Choice: Chemist Warehouse scores new Messi fragrance
Thursday | Oct 30 2025FOLLOWING the overwhelming success of his debut fragrance, globally renowned football superstar Leo Messi has launched a second fragrance, Messi Platinum Eau de Parfum.
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Reframing COVID: Know & Go
Thursday | Oct 30 2025A NEW report released this week - It Only Takes Five: Reframing COVID-19 for Australians - calls on pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to help patients recognise their risk of serious illness due to COVID, and to act early to prevent this.
