News
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Arexvy safety data out
Monday | Mar 3 2025AUSVAXSAFETY has published the first Australian safety data on Arexvy respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination in people aged 60 years and older, reporting low adverse event rates.
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Prison opioid guidelines
Monday | Mar 3 2025BURNET Institute researchers, in partnership with Western Health, have developed recommendations for the use of opioid agonist treatment in custodial settings, with pharmacists playing a key role in providing continuity of care between prison and after release.
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Govt announces 50 new UCCs
Monday | Mar 3 2025THE Federal Government has committed $664 million for 50 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics throughout Australia by mid-2026 if it is re-elected.
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New PBS listings, TGA meds update
Monday | Mar 3 2025NOW in effect as of 01 Mar, new medicines on the PBS include AbbVie's Skyrizi (risankizumab) for severe psoriatic arthritis and Roche's Vabysmo (faricimab) for macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.
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Dispensary Corner 03 Mar 25
Monday | Mar 3 2025SNEEZING can be an annoying bodily function, but did you know it could also land you in the emergency department?.
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Thanks for stepping up
Friday | Feb 28 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced the theme for 2025 Thank Your Pharmacist Day on 13 Mar.
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Call to raise migraine target
Friday | Feb 28 2025NEW migraine treatment recommendations suggest raising the target reduction of migraine days from the current standard of 50% reduction to 90-100%.
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ACT UTI and OCP trial goes permanent
Friday | Feb 28 2025Pharmacist treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and re-supply of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP)will continue in the ACT, after its government announced that the services are now becoming a permanent part of Canberra's health network.
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Ruston at APP2025
Friday | Feb 28 2025SENATOR Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care, will speak at the opening plenary on 20 Mar, sharing insights into the evolving healthcare landscape and the future of community pharmacy in Australia.
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Dispensary Corner 28 Feb 25
Friday | Feb 28 2025LIVING in a super clean environment has been linked with conditions such as asthma, allergies and autoimmune diseases, highlighting the importance of exposure to microbes for good health.
