News
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A must-have overlooked
Monday | May 15 2023LACK of washroom dignity is impacting productivity, with more than half of the women, surveyed by hygiene services provider Rentokil Initial, saying they have had to take time out of a workday to buy sanitary products.
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UTI meds trial
Monday | May 15 2023TODAY the first stage of the NSW trial has started for pharmacists to prescribe meds for people with uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
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Last chance
Monday | May 15 2023THE Platform Alliance Group (PAG) is holding webinars for all pharmacy owners on maximising opportunities in the face of the recent major health policy change.
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Smartwatch step
Monday | May 15 2023UNIVERSITY of Queensland (UQ) researchers have developed a roadmap for the integration of smartwatches into chronic disease management.
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Revise guidelines
Monday | May 15 2023WEIGHT loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy are not a "silver bullet" for addressing the rapid rise in obesity rates, the World Health Organization's (WHO) nutrition chief told Reuters, as the agency conducts its first review of obesity management guidelines in more than 20 years.
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MDMA not a cure all for PTSD issues
Monday | May 15 2023FROM 01 Jul, authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.
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Dispensary Corner 15 May 23
Monday | May 15 2023IT'S not clear what sort of health professional kept signing his medical certificates, but a senior information technology worker who has been on sick leave since 2008 has sued his employer, IBM, because he didn't get any pay rises during the 15 years he's been off work.
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Numbers crunch shows rural hit hard
Friday | May 12 2023CLARENCE Valley pharmacist Michael Troy from Southside Pharmacy in NSW has voiced his concerns about the changes to the PBS following the confirmation in this week's Budget about the 60-day dispensing to start from 01 Sep.
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Budget funding for vapes to offset loss
Friday | May 12 2023THE Budget's $234m vaping reform package has struck the right balance and critically elevated the role of medically prescribed, pharmacy-distributed vapes, Fields Pharmaceutical CEO Wilhelm David has asserted.
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Pfizer reaffirms commitment to Voice
Friday | May 12 2023PFIZER Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to the Uluru Statement and the call for a Voice for First Nations people through its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
