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CW slams $1 discount
Friday | May 17 2024CHEMIST Warehouse (CW) has slammed the freezing of maximum medicine co-payments, via the staged application of the discretionary $1 discount.
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NBCSP test age lowered
Thursday | May 16 2024THE Australian Government has lowered the age of eligibility for its free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) to 45, unlocking access to the test kits to more than 1.6 million Australians.
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Vax disease linked to common cold
Thursday | May 16 2024NEW research led by Flinders University has uncovered a link between a COVID-19 vaccine complication and a rare disease brought on by the common cold.
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Budget makes meds more accessible
Wednesday | May 15 2024PEAK industry bodies have welcomed Labor Government's 2024-25 Commonwealth Budget handed down last night, which introduced financial relief measures aimed at assisting patients and community pharmacies.
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Closing the Gap payments
Wednesday | May 15 2024AFFORDABLE healthcare for more Australians was highlighted in yesterday's Federal Budget, with funds allocated to services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Cost-of-living to be main Budget issue
Tuesday | May 14 2024IN ANTICIPATION of tonight's Federal Budget, Kian Ghahramani (pictured), RSM's National Director for Pharmacy, hopes for significant cost-of-living measures aimed at benefiting consumers and businesses alike.
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NSW expands UTI program
Tuesday | May 14 2024NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park has announced that from 01 Jun, pharmacists across the state will be authorised permanently to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), following the successful completion of a 12-month trial (PD breaking news).
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80,000 turn up for MDC
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE 2024 Women in Super Mother's Day Classic (MDC) drew 80,000 participants nationwide, making it Australia's largest fun run and walk dedicated to breast and ovarian cancer research.
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NAPSA pushes for Prac Payments
Monday | May 13 2024IN AN effort to push for Prac Payments, the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) is dispatching letters to every Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives ahead of tomorrow's Federal Budget.