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Butler: 8CPA reaffirms commitment
Monday | Mar 18 2024AUSTRALIA'S Health Minister, Mark Butler (pictured) addressed hundreds of delegates at APP2024 last Fri to highlight what had been achieved by signing the Heads of Agreement for the eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) (PD 14 Mar).
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PSA welcomes Pill move
Monday | Mar 18 2024THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has praised a move by the Queensland Government to allow trained pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraception to women 16 years and older across the state from Jul 2024.
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Sigma loads up Foodbank
Monday | Mar 18 2024SIGMA Healthcare made a significant donation to Foodbank last week from its Melbourne distribution centre in Truganina.
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Have your say on the CWH merger
Monday | Mar 18 2024THE ACCC is currently seeking industry feedback on the proposed mega-merger between Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Pharmaceuticals (PD 11 Dec 2023) as part of an "informal merger review" launched earlier this month.
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Guild goes print
Monday | Mar 18 2024THE Pharmacy Guilds of Australia and New Zealand have teamed up to launch a new communication channel, Australasian Pharmacy.
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Medsaware pitch
Monday | Mar 18 2024CONVERSATIONS around discontinuing medicines that are no longer needed, including psychotropics in aged and disability care will be the main theme of MedsAware's 2024 campaign, starting today.
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Defusing a bomb
Monday | Mar 18 2024AUSTRALIAN Medical Association President, Professor Steve Robson, is urging federal MPs to support the government's vaping restrictions on the back of strong support from the AMA and health groups.
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Spray for sleep
Monday | Mar 18 2024A new bedtime nasal spray could reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in people and lower their blood pressure, according to new Australian research published in The Journal of Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
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Med assurance
Monday | Mar 18 2024A new global study led by UNSW Sydney shows the use of antipsychotics during pregnancy bears little to no increased risk of a child developing neurodevelopmental disorders or learning difficulties, including ADHD and autism.
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Ruston talks recognition
Friday | Mar 15 2024SHADOW Health and Aged Care Minister Anne Ruston said yesterday that governments of the day need to recognise pharmacists as the highly trained healthcare professionals that they are.