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Have a choccy and a healthy heart too
Thursday | Apr 6 2023PHARMACY customers can have their choccy eggs and their heart health too by taking up the Heart Foundation's Heart Healthy Eating Pattern this Easter.
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Well-capitalised sector set for growth
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023THE average spend by consumers is increasing with total pharmacy spend rising from $92.5m in Jul 2019 to $123.7m in Jan 2023, as shown in the Data-Driven Insights 2023: Pharmacies on the healthcare frontline report released recently.
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Top 5 trends in complementary meds
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023THE top trends in Australia's complementary medicines industry, which was valued at $5.5b in 2022, representing a 5.5% increase from the previous year, and growing at an average annual rate of 4.8% over the past five years, are predicted by Daniel Xu, COO, GMP Pharmaceuticals.
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US lawsuit Merck vs Bayer thrown out
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023A US judge this week dismissed Merck's lawsuit seeking to hold Bayer responsible for more talc-related liabilities stemming from its US$14.2b (A$20.9b) purchase of Merck's consumer care business in 2014, Reuters reported.
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Voting opens for leaders
Tuesday | Apr 4 2023VOTING is now open for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) branch committee elections.
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Guild workforce survey
Tuesday | Apr 4 2023THE Pharmacy Guild acknowledges the workforce issues faced by the profession, and to better predict and influence the workforce dynamics, the Guild is undertaking a Workforce Capability Project 2023.
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$1.5m for one-stop shop
Tuesday | Apr 4 2023A MACQUARIE University team has been awarded $1.5m in new funding to create a digital one-stop platform for faster and easier medication reviews by pharmacists that could improve the safe use of medicines in residential aged care.
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Free UTI training in NSW
Monday | Apr 3 2023NSW community pharmacists can now access free training to allow them to offer treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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AFL coaches back trial
Monday | Apr 3 2023WITH the AFL season underway, AFL players and premierships coaches Alastair Clarkson (pictured) and Chris Scott have voiced support for more research into uses of medicinal cannabis as they highlight the effects of injuries from years of playing, resulting in conditions including chronic pain and concussion.
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APC seeks feedback
Monday | Apr 3 2023FEEDBACK is being sought by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) on draft accreditation standards for the education programs that will credential pharmacists to work in aged care and conduct medication management reviews.
