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Health ministry shake-up in WA
Wednesday | Mar 19 2025THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA Branch President Andrew Ngeow has welcomed the incoming Minister for Health and Mental Health, Meredith Hammat, and Sabine Winton, who has stepped into the newly established role of Minister for Preventative Health.
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“Turbocharge” healthcare: RIPAA
Wednesday | Mar 19 2025THE Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) is urging the Federal Government to "try something different" in rural Australia and fund an innovative pharmacy model that will "turbocharge primary healthcare in areas that need it the most".
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TWC joins cheaper meds push
Wednesday | Mar 19 2025TERRYWHITE Chemmart has announced it is engaging its network of more than 600 pharmacies to support the push for more affordable medicines, highlighting the impact on the health system.
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Few effective back pain options
Wednesday | Mar 19 2025JUST one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain are effective, and pain relief is only marginally better than placebo, according to Australian research published today.
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PSA launches expanded scope training
Tuesday | Mar 18 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched a new comprehensive training program for pharmacists practising to an expanded scope.
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Enteral guide goes digital
Tuesday | Mar 18 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released a new edition of Don't Rush to Crush, the guide to safely administering oral medicines to people with enteral feeding tubes or swallowing difficulties, as a fully digital resource.
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Large anxiety study seeking recruits
Tuesday | Mar 18 2025QIMR Berghofer researchers are seeking 5,000 adult volunteers diagnosed with, or treated for, an anxiety disorder for a study designed to improve diagnosis, management and treatment, and are appealing to health professionals to help find suitable participants for the study.
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Existing antiviral works on bird flu
Tuesday | Mar 18 2025THE antiviral baloxavir (Xofluza) appears to be effective at treating bird flu, according to international researchers who tested the drug on infected mice.
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Fertility drugs and contraceptives on PBS
Monday | Mar 17 2025FROM 01 Apr 2025, women with severe follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) deficiency will have immediate access to the combination therapy Pergoveris (follitropin alfa/lutropin alfa) through the PBS.
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Pharmacists boost AF treatment uptake
Monday | Mar 17 2025A PHARMACIST-PHYSICIAN initiative aimed at patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has boosted blood thinner uptake among patients deemed high risk for stroke in regional Victoria.
