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1 in 5 refuse statins, more so women
Monday | Mar 13 2023THE Heart Foundation is asking Australians with high cholesterol not to refuse to take life-saving statin medication after a new international study found that one in five people do not take their prescribed statins.
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Sigma Healthcare’s CHS deal “not material”
Monday | Mar 13 2023SIGMA Healthcare shares were briefly placed into a trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange on Fri, after the company's announcement of the sale of its Central Healthcare Services Limited (CHS) division was incorrectly classified as "price sensitive".
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AI increases inequalities
Monday | Mar 13 2023A MONASH University study has found using artificial intelligence in aged care homes can exacerbate ageism and social inequality.
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Tackling 12-day trek for Starlight kids
Friday | Mar 10 2023WIZARD Pharmacy Chief Operating Officer Sally Parker and her husband, Nick Parker, are set to take on the 12-day Camino de Santiago trek to raise money for the Starlight Children's Foundation.
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Female-founded startups
Friday | Mar 10 2023THE University of Melbourne will provide pre-seed investment to support two female-founded healthcare startups - at-home pregnancy monitoring startup Kali Healthcare, and clinical trial participant recruitment startup Torch Recruit, BioSpectrum has reported.
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Unlocking benefits of new CKD drugs
Friday | Mar 10 2023FOR the first time in 20 years, two new classes of drugs have become available in Australia for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease, the most common cause of kidney failure.
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TGA urges not to stockpile warfarin
Thursday | Mar 9 2023THE TGA has advised of shortages of warfarin medicines and, to ensure that access to the limited stock is maintained as widely as possible, it is urging pharmacists and consumers not to stockpile brands Coumadin or Marevan.
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IWD event sets a record
Thursday | Mar 9 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia's International Women's Day (IWD) breakfast event was held at the Crowne Plaza, Darling Harbour in Sydney, yesterday.
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GBMA’s board positions
Thursday | Mar 9 2023THE peak body for affordable medicines has welcomed two new board members at a pivotal time for the health budget and medicine policy reforms.
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Editor’s Choice: MJ’s personal mantra puts Perfect in a bottle
Thursday | Mar 9 2023INTRODUCING Perfect Eau de Toilette, the new fragrance from Marc Jacobs.