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GPs urge PBS listing of Ozempic for weight loss
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called for effective obesity-management medication, which could include semaglutide drugs, to be subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to reduce health inequity.
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Neurodivergent training
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is developing a training program for pharmacists and pharmacy assistants around assisting neurodivergent individuals, and is seeking input from pharmacy professionals.
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Aspirin may halt metastases
Friday | Mar 14 2025RESEARCHERS have discovered a mechanism by which aspirin could reduce metastasis of certain cancers by stimulating the immune system.
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APP hotel inferno
Friday | Mar 14 2025MORE than 450 guests at Hilton Surfers Paradise were evacuated early this morning after one of the hotel's rooftop branding lights ignited.
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APC seeks student EOIs
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is seeking a pharmacy student to join the APC Accreditation Committee for a three-year term.
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Gap not closing
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Australian Medical Association (AMA) believes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led solutions are key to addressing the unmet targets of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
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Heat repels less
Friday | Mar 14 2025HOTTER temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective against mosquitoes, researchers from Ohio State University recently discovered.
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Dispensary Corner 14 Mar 25
Friday | Mar 14 2025MAKING a change from the usual student stress-reduction techniques, such as mindfulness meditation, black market Xanax or an afternoon at the campus bar, Thai researchers are proposing some furry, four-legged fun.
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Joint call for $19 co-payment
Thursday | Mar 13 2025LEADING health and community voices including the Pharmacy Guild of Australia are calling for bipartisan support to reduce the maximum out-of-pocket cost of prescription medicine to $19.
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Pharmacists thanked for stepping up
Thursday | Mar 13 2025TODAY is Thank Your Pharmacist Day, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is celebrating the nation's 40,000 pharmacists, recognising their dedication and impact across all areas of practice and in all corners of the country.
