Headlines
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Push to lower discount rate in budget
Tuesday | Jan 31 2023MEDICINES Australia has used its budget submission to remind the Government of its commitment to lower Australia's high discount rate for vaccines and medicines.
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Obesity adds to frailty
Tuesday | Jan 31 2023CARRYING far too much weight, including a midriff bulge, from mid-life onwards, is linked to a heightened risk of physical frailty in older age, research published in the journal BMJ Open has found.
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SANE points to ‘shameful snapshot’
Tuesday | Jan 31 2023A NEW survey of 1,000 people affected by persistent and severe mental illness and trauma gives a "shameful snapshot of a system that fails to be affordable, accessible or adequate," said SANE, the national organisation representing Australians affected by complex mental health.
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NAPSA raises funds in support of PSS
Monday | Jan 30 2023THE Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS) has received $2,594 raised by pharmacy students during the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) Congress 2023 in Canberra.
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APP23 early bird closing
Monday | Jan 30 2023PHARMACISTS, pharmacy owners, pharmacy staff, students and interns are being reminded that early bird registration to attend the 2023 Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition, 23-26 Mar, Gold Coast, closes on Tue 31 Jan.
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Shopper data a gold mine
Monday | Jan 30 2023NEW research shows tracking what shoppers buy, via loyalty-card data, can help spot those with early signs of cancer, researchers who ran a study said.
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Payroll tax should be equitable to all
Friday | Jan 27 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has urged a level playing field when it comes to payroll tax in Queensland, after the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) urged that doctors should be exempt from recent changes.
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Pharmacists honoured on Australia Day
Friday | Jan 27 2023THE Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) was awarded to five industry recipients (PD breaking news yesterday).
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Pay rates hearing coming
Friday | Jan 27 2023PHARMACY pay rates are in the spotlight as the Professional Pharmacists Australia, registered name APESMA, lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to vary the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 late last year.
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Butler wants full scope of practice
Wednesday | Jan 25 2023HEALTH Minister Mark Butler (pictured) said this week he wants to see all healthcare professionals including pharmacists working to the top of their scope of practice.