Breaking News
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Advice on degrees at PCS24
Thursday | Jun 27 2024THE Council of Pharmacy Schools of Australia and New Zealand (CPS) representatives will provide insights into studying contemporary pharmacy degrees at the Pharmacy Careers Summit (PCS24) next week.
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Lose kilos and not bone
Thursday | Jun 27 2024NEW research has found that the combination of exercise and an Ozempic-like drug helps people shift weight, while maintaining bone density.
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PD breaking news – Senate passes vaping reforms bill with amendments
Wednesday | Jun 26 2024Adults over 18 will be able to get their vapes from pharmacies, while those under that.
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Vape bill amendments may be dropped
Wednesday | Jun 26 2024FROM Monday next week, it will be unlawful to supply, manufacture, import, and sell a vape outside of a pharmacy, according to the Federal Health Minister Mark Butler (pictured).
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Lilly teams up to fight AMR
Wednesday | Jun 26 2024US-BASED pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has announced it is in collaboration with OpenAI to harness generative AI for developing antimicrobials to combat drug-resistant bacteria, reported Reuters.
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CSO needs urgent restructure: RIPAA
Wednesday | Jun 26 2024THE Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) is urging a restructure of the Community Service Obligation (CSO), to provide direct payments to pharmacies in MM4-7 areas (PD 23 Apr).
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Senate’s “bad decision”
Tuesday | Jun 25 2024THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it strongly opposes the proposal that the vaping reforms bill, before Parliament, changes the current medicines schedule for nicotine-containing vapes from Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) to Schedule 3 (Pharmacist Only).
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McMillan grant winners
Tuesday | Jun 25 2024THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced the recipients of the second annual PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant as Timothy Hockam, Elizabeth Dening, and Kirralee Natty.
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Diabetes crisis escalates
Tuesday | Jun 25 2024A NEW report from Diabetes Australia has issued an urgent call for action on diabetes prevention, highlighting a national health crisis.
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PD breaking news – Pharmacies to provide vapes without a script under new Butler deal
Monday | Jun 24 2024Minister set to backflip on prescription-only plan.