News
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Dementia-friendly future
Tuesday | Sep 19 2023TODAY is the start of Dementia Action Week, and alarmingly results of successive surveys continue to show that one in three Australians find people who are living with dementia "frightening", an increase from 23% a decade ago, according to the peak advocacy body.
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AF awareness saves lives
Tuesday | Sep 19 2023AFFECTING more than one in four Aussies aged 55 and older, atrial fibrillation (AF) causes strokes, and can lead to other life-threatening health complications when left untreated, including heart failure and dementia.
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Vic pilot EOI opens
Tuesday | Sep 19 2023THE Victorian Government is calling for community pharmacists to participate in a 12-month statewide pilot so people can access treatment for common conditions and basic healthcare needs from their local pharmacist.
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All in the name
Tuesday | Sep 19 2023POWER House Pharmacy Brands has changed its name to Power House Retail Brands Pty Ltd, effective from this month.
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Capsule diagnosis
Tuesday | Sep 19 2023SYMPTOMS of irritable bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) are painful and uncomfortable, though not specific to these conditions, making it harder to diagnose and treat them.
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100 Women and Ostelin team up for grants
Tuesday | Sep 19 2023TO MARK the charity's 10th anniversary of giving, 100 Women has awarded five grant recipients a total of $242,470 at its gala dinner last Fri at the Hyatt Regency in Perth.
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Be key to stronger care
Monday | Sep 18 2023AS THE first phase of the Federal Government's Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce Review opens for consultation, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the many roles pharmacists play across the health system.
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Pharmacist prosecuted
Monday | Sep 18 2023THE Health Care Complaints Commission has prosecuted a complaint against pharmacist Sabina Grewal before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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Aussie drug US FDA tick
Monday | Sep 18 2023A CANCER drug developed in Australia has received the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a bone marrow cancer treatment.
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Little Wings is a lifeline
Monday | Sep 18 2023A SPECIAL medical retrieval plane will join the Little Wings fleet dedicated to transporting seriously ill children in regional, rural and remote locations.
