News
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Sanofi’s vax is free on NIP
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024SANOFI'S vaccine, MenQuadfi, is now available for free to adolescents under the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
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CTG includes S100 meds
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024THE Closing the Gap (CTG) PBS Co-payment Program has been expanded to include section 100 (S100) PBS medicines dispensed by community pharmacies, approved medical practitioners, and private hospitals in Australia.
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NRT effectiveness
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024LOW completion rates of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) indicate pregnant women need more support to quit smoking, revealed a UNSW-led study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Bird flu ‘almost a pandemic in slow motion’
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024SCIENTISTS are increasingly worried that gaps in bird flu surveillance could hinder efforts to prevent a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with several disease experts.
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Life expectancy up
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) latest report, Australia's health 2024: in brief, has revealed that boys and girls born in Australia today can be expected to live 81.2 years and 85.3 years respectively.
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Low-cost solution
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024DISPENSE Assist is a low-cost staffing solution with dispensary technicians available 24/7 at rates as low as $6.14 per hour.
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Delayed ovulation
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024PERRIGO'S emergency contraception medicine EllaOne is most effective in the 24 hours after intercourse, and can delay ovulation.
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Oncology nonadherence a global issue
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024NEW research has shed light on why cancer patients choose not to take their prescribed self-administered medications.
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Top scientist to head The Florey Institute
Tuesday | Jul 2 2024PROFESSOR Peter van Wijngaarden (pictured) has been appointed as the new Director and CEO of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
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Symbion presents at PCS24
Monday | Jul 1 2024NATIONAL wholesaler and major sponsor, Symbion, will join TerryWhite Chemmart and HealthSave at the Pharmacy Careers Summit 2024 (PCS24) to showcase career opportunities across its networks.