PZ Briefing: The top news from November 10th, 2025

The PZ Briefing brings you up to date in just a few minutes – with the most important news from pharmacy, medicine, and health policy. Quick to listen to, perfectly informed.

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The topics of today's PZ Briefing: Health policy expert Paula Piechotta ( Alliance 90/The Greens believes that a PTA representation in rural areas is necessary. This could help keep local pharmacies alive. However, the regulation is not urgently needed in cities.

Migraines and tension headaches are common ailments. In contrast, some types of headaches are rare and little known.

Simone Borchardt , the health policy spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, promises that she will advocate for an increase in the fixed salary during the negotiations.

Medication reviews by pharmacists have long been well-established in Australia. Researchers have now examined how frequently they are actually implemented.

Data from a phase III trial of the new antibody Firsekibart, which targets interleukin-1β, are compelling. The substance reduced pain and, most importantly, the number of new gout attacks.

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