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This webinar aims to provide pharmacists with a comprehensive understanding of overweight and obesity, including its prevalence, health consequences, diagnosis and management. Gain expert knowledge from Professor John Dixon on …

Professor John Dixon and experienced pharmacist Dr Irene Um discuss the growing health concern of overweight and obesity and its pharmacological management 25 September 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST This webinar …

Reduced Appetite: Implications and Nutritional Considerations Eating a balanced diet during GLP-1 RA therapy is important to ensure sufficient nutritional intake. The appetite-suppressing effects of GLP-1 RAs can lead to …

US cyber attack impacts pharmacies; NZ dispensing error saw loratadine laced with haloperidol; UK pharmacists burning out New Zealand: The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached the …

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro will be on the private scrip market by the end of September Revolutionary new type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro – which is almost better known for producing …

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro would need “substantial price reduction”, says PBAC Mounjaro, the type-2 diabetes medication that the New York Times recently predicted “’could overshadow Ozempic” has been refused funding via …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes An umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence has concluded that E‐cigarettes can be harmful …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vitamin D for the management of asthma This updated cochrane Review does not find evidence to support a role for vitamin …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Management of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease Parkinson disease (PD) presents a challenging array of motor and nonmotor symptoms. …

The complementary and alternative medicine sector of the weight loss market often receives poor press because of the lack of scientific evidence underpinning products. Pharmacists can be implicated in these …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Oral antivirals for mild–moderate COVID‑19: a panacea or a logistical and clinical conundrum? Multiple therapeutic options for COVID-19 are …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Psychotropic medication deprescribing in residential aged care facilities In this exploratory study of the knowledge and attitudes of family members of …