News
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Research finds drop in vaping
Tuesday | Feb 4 2025PROMISING new data from South Australia suggests vape use among Australians has significantly reduced.
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Esketamine nasal spray gets PBAC tick
Tuesday | Feb 4 2025NEW paediatric indications for adalimumab, unrestricted benefits listings for antihypertensives, and a PBS listing for nasal esketamine were among the recommendations from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) Dec 2024 intracycle meeting.
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Dispensary Corner 04 Feb 25
Tuesday | Feb 4 2025MANY of us have heard of the fascinating phenomenon that is foreign accent syndrome, but one recent case in Australia has left scientists.
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New programs agreement to kick off
Monday | Feb 3 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the Australian Government are ready to negotiate the first dedicated agreement on pharmacy programs, both parties have announced.
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New paracetamol rules will reduce harm
Monday | Feb 3 2025PARACETAMOL scheduling changes that took effect over the weekend will help reduce the risk of intentional and unintentional harm, including in children and adolescents, said the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Unaffordable meds: an SAS solution?
Monday | Feb 3 2025WITH the cost of medications driving people to import medicines at risk to their health and finances, health ethicist Dr Narcyz Ghinea (pictured) argues there has to be a better way - and there could be a role for pharmacists, he told Pharmacy Daily.
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Court approves Sigma-CWH merger
Monday | Feb 3 2025THE final hurdle for Sigma's acquisition of Chemist Warehouse has been cleared, with today's court approval of the merger.
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OCP could reduce ovarian cancer
Monday | Feb 3 2025THE oral contraceptive pill (OCP, or 'the Pill') could help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by reducing the number of ovulations, according to new research from the University of South Australia (UniSA).
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Fact sheets on discontinued insulin products
Monday | Feb 3 2025THE Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has created new fact sheets for clinicians and patients affected by the discontinuation of various insulin products in Australia.
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Dispensary Corner 03 Feb 25
Monday | Feb 3 2025IF you have been a guest on a cruise ship, you may have partaken in of their free ice cream parties.
