Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 23 Dec 10

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  Patients missing out on millions in savings

  Thursday | Apr 16 2026

  THE government’s 60-day dispensing policy, designed to cut the cost of medicines for millions of Australians, is not living up to its potential because GPs and pharmacists have been slow to adopt it, new research has found.

  
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  Med cannabis sales plunge

  Thursday | Apr 16 2026

  MEDICINAL cannabis sales in Australia have fallen sharply for the first time in nearly a decade, with experts from Penington Institute attributing the drop to a regulatory crackdown on high-volume prescribers and clinics.

  
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  Death knell for anti-amyloids?

  Thursday | Apr 16 2026

  ANTI-AMYLOID drugs for Alzheimer’s disease are unlikely to have any clinically meaningful benefits, but may increase the risk of bleeding and swelling in the brain, according to a new Cochrane review published today.