News
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COVID-safe actions ebb
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023RESULTS from new research conducted during Australia's eighth COVID-19 wave showed that one-third of Australians do not believe that COVID-safe measures, such as staying up to date with vaccinations, wearing masks, hand sanitisation and social distancing, are important to protect against the prevalent virus.
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WA’s response
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA Branch has expressed concerns about the proposal to reverse-list Chemist Warehouse on the Australian Securities Exchange via Sigma Healthcare Ltd.
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Genetic study
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023RESEARCHERS from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have found a biological mechanism behind the reduction of migraine frequency in chronic migraine sufferers, after their gradual withdrawal from available migraine medications.
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Super ageing
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023RESEARCH led by UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing has highlighted the need for clarity when defining late-life cognitively high performers, which could ultimately inform strategies to help prevent the development of dementia.
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NT pharmacists to administer more vax
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023THE Northern Territory Govt has moved to cut unnecessary red tape and allow qualified pharmacist-immunisers to administer a wider range of vaccines from early next year.
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Vape imports cut-off date
Monday | Dec 18 2023FROM 01 Mar 2024, the TGA has announced that the importation of all non-therapeutic vape products will be prohibited.
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Compounding weight loss
Monday | Dec 18 2023WIDESPREAD demand for diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro has allegedly tested the exemption, given by the TGA for medicines approvals, to compounding pharmacies who are now producing replica weight loss medications on a large scale, ABC has reported.
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Open to support
Monday | Dec 18 2023BIOCEUTICALS is offering online and phone support over the holiday period for community pharmacists.
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Workforce data
Monday | Dec 18 2023THE Pharmacy Board's latest registration data report covers the period to 30 Sep.
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Helpful checklist
Monday | Dec 18 2023A NEW checklist for practitioners has been developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to help resolve feedback or complaints made directly to practitioners or the health service where they are working.