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Fertility drugs and contraceptives on PBS
Monday | Mar 17 2025FROM 01 Apr 2025, women with severe follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) deficiency will have immediate access to the combination therapy Pergoveris (follitropin alfa/lutropin alfa) through the PBS.
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Pharmacists boost AF treatment uptake
Monday | Mar 17 2025A PHARMACIST-PHYSICIAN initiative aimed at patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has boosted blood thinner uptake among patients deemed high risk for stroke in regional Victoria.
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Heat impact on heart health
Monday | Mar 17 2025HOT weather is responsible for 7.3% of the heart disease burden in Australia, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today, and most of that impact is fatal.
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Beyond closing the gap: collection
Monday | Mar 17 2025THE CSIRO has published a collection of papers relating to health experiences and challenges encountered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples, calling for a long-term political commitment to build a healthcare system that is trulyequitable.
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FDA acts on benzoyl peroxide
Monday | Mar 17 2025THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently conducted independent testing of 95 acne treatment products containing benzoyl peroxide, when third-party test results raised concerns about elevated benzene levels.
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Dispensary Corner 17 Mar 25
Monday | Mar 17 2025MCDONALD'S is certainly not something a doctor or pharmacist would recommend as part of a healthy diet.
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GPs urge PBS listing of Ozempic for weight loss
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called for effective obesity-management medication, which could include semaglutide drugs, to be subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to reduce health inequity.
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Neurodivergent training
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is developing a training program for pharmacists and pharmacy assistants around assisting neurodivergent individuals, and is seeking input from pharmacy professionals.
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APP hotel inferno
Friday | Mar 14 2025MORE than 450 guests at Hilton Surfers Paradise were evacuated early this morning after one of the hotel's rooftop branding lights ignited.
