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US pharma Cosette to buy Mayne Pharma
Friday | Feb 21 2025AUSTRALIAN company Mayne Pharmaceuticals has agreed to be bought by US pharma Cosette for around A$672 million (PD breakingnews).
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Paxlovid not helping vaccinated
Friday | Feb 21 2025RESEARCHERS have reported that despite a doubling of prescriptions for COVID antiviral Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) in Canada in 2022, there was no corresponding decrease in hospitalisations or death rates among highly vaccinated olderadults.
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PSA members endorse strategic acquisition
Thursday | Feb 20 2025MEMBERS of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) voted last night in support of the necessary constitutional changes to allow the acquisition of the Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) to goahead.
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TaperMate now available in app stores
Thursday | Feb 20 2025AFTER years in development and testing, patient medication tool TaperMate is now available for download on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
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GBMA calls for cheaper meds, better access
Thursday | Feb 20 2025UP TO three million Australians could save money and gain earlier access to life-changing therapies, if budget measures put forward by the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA), areadopted.
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Is the public ready for AI health info?
Thursday | Feb 20 2025AROUND one in 10 Australians have used ChatGPT to ask medical questions, according to a survey of about 2,000 Australians conducted in mid-2024.
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PSA, AdPha campaign for better pall care
Wednesday | Feb 19 2025GROWING shortages of essential medicines have driven Palliative Care Australia (PCA), in collaboration with other health and care organisations, to campaign for better access to palliative care.
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MMR recognition of prior learning deadline
Wednesday | Feb 19 2025PHARMACISTS seeking Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for the new Medication Management Review (MMR) Credential should ensure all evidence is submitted by 22 Apr to guarantee processing before interim funding arrangements end on 30 Jun, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has urged.
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Free digital mental health roll out
Wednesday | Feb 19 2025THE Department of Health and Ageing has awarded SANE Australia $27.3 million over three years for the national roll out of Australia's first digital psychosocial recovery program for adults experiencing complex mental illness and trauma.
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Call for greater medicine affordability
Tuesday | Feb 18 2025AS PATIENTS struggle to pay for their medicine, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has urged the Government to act to make medicines more affordable.
