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Peak bodies team up on prescriber submission
Wednesday | Oct 29 2025PHARMACY peak bodies have joined forces to recommend a model of pharmacist prescribing that prioritises patient access, safety and convenience while delivering potential savings of over $600 million annually.
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Critics lament Drug Summit’s missed opportunity
Wednesday | Oct 29 2025THE NSW Government has formally responded to the 2024 Drug Summit recommendations, saying it is building on its commitment to reform the state's whole-of-government approach to alcohol and other drug use, placing harm reduction and wellbeing at the forefront of policy.
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Guild welcomes expanded optometrist prescribing
Tuesday | Oct 28 2025A PROPOSAL by the Optometry Board of Australia to change prescribing rules for optometrists could see them prescribing oral medicines from an approved list to treat potentially sight-threatening eye conditions, bacterial eye infections, eye allergies and short-term eye pain.
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Could COVID vax fight cancer?
Tuesday | Oct 28 2025PATIENTS with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, according to US research published in Nature.
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Beware potential rental pitfalls
Tuesday | Oct 28 2025BUYER and tenant advocate Paul Rowe shares some potential pitfalls to watch out for when leasing.
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PBS boost for women’s health
Monday | Oct 27 2025HEALTH Minister Mark Butler announced this morning that Organon's NuvaRing (etonogestrel with ethinylestradiol contraceptive) vaginal ring three-pack will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 01 Nov 2025, providing an additional affordable contraceptive option for Australian women.
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National teams up on travel
Monday | Oct 27 2025NATIONAL Pharmacies and Phil Hoffmann Travel have announced a partnership that combines expert travel health advice with tailored travel planning.
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NSW excellence celebrated
Friday | Oct 24 2025THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia, NSW Branch, celebrated the outstanding contributions of community pharmacists across the state at a landmark parliamentary reception on Wed evening.
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NT families “left behind”
Friday | Oct 24 2025THE Northern Territory Government is being urged to follow other parts of the country and commit to rolling out needle-free influenza vaccinations for young children next year.
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Oct is Mental Health Month
Thursday | Oct 23 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is spotlighting pharmacist-led mental health support this Oct for Mental Health Month 2025, which aims to raise awareness and promote better mental health for all Australians.
