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Pharmacists present to loneliness inquiry
Friday | Feb 7 2025PHARMACY Addressing Loneliness and Social isolation (PALS) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) provided evidence yesterday to the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues regarding its inquiry into the prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in NSW.
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Invest in pharmacists, says PSA
Friday | Feb 7 2025IN ITS pre-Budget submission, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is urging the Federal Government to invest in pharmacists, supporting them to step up to help ease pressure on the wider healthcare system and deliver better patient outcomes.
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IPA delivers 9.1% sales growth in 2024
Friday | Feb 7 2025INDEPENDENT Pharmacies Australia (IPA) has announced a significant 9.1% growth based on like-for-like pharmacy sales year-on-year in 2024.
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Dispensary Corner 07 Feb 25
Friday | Feb 7 2025IN THE latest instalment of the eggs-are-good vs eggs-are-bad saga, recent research by Monash University found that, among older adults at least, eating eggs 1-6 times per week is linked with lower all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality than eating eggs rarely or never.
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Funding hospital pharmacists is critical
Thursday | Feb 6 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed yesterday's Federal Govt announcement of a $1.7 billion boost for hospitals and health services, and is calling for states and territories to direct a portion of the funding to bolster the hospital pharmacy workforce.
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Managing meds in FNQ
Thursday | Feb 6 2025THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has put in place a Continued Dispensing Emergency Measure to help people in Far North Queensland affected by the floods continue to access their PBS subsidised medicines.
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T2D drug cuts liver risk
Thursday | Feb 6 2025A CLASS of medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D), sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, has been associated with a 36% reduced risk of developing chronic liver damage (cirrhosis) among people with T2D, a new study has found.
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PDL student grants open
Thursday | Feb 6 2025PHARMACY Defence Limited (PDL) has announced the opening of its 2025 Student Grant Program, with applications open until 13 Apr.
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Heading off sunscreen myths
Thursday | Feb 6 2025AUSTRALIA used to have an enviable reputation for sun safety education.
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Maternity milestone
Thursday | Feb 6 2025Elevit is celebrating a significant milestone of two decades of being a partner in pregnancy planning.