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Amcal opens in South Yarra
Monday | Jan 5 2026AMCAL has opened its newest pharmacy at the Como Centre in South Yarra, offering a full suite of health, beauty and wellness services in the iconic Melbourne precinct.
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New Year ushers in “historic” PBS prescription price cut
Monday | Jan 5 2026THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the implementation of $25 PBS prescriptions as at 01 Jan, noting the cost is the lowest it has been since 2004 for those without a concession card, and only the second time in history that the price of medicine in Australia has been reduced.
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TGA makes SSSI for clonidine 150mcg
Monday | Jan 5 2026THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised it has implemented a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) for Catapres (clonidine, Clinect) 150 microgram (mcg) tablets, which will be in shortage from Dec 2025 to Apr 2026 due to manufacturing issues.
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CDC Director appointed
Monday | Jan 5 2026PROFESSOR Zoe Wainer has been appointed Director General of Australia’s Centre for Disease Control, a move welcomed by the Australia Medical Association (AMA) as “flag bearer” in calling for an Australian CDC.
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Dispensary Corner 05 Jan 26
Monday | Jan 5 2026VIETNAM has decided to adopt the same new year’s resolution that so many of us have no doubt already set for ourselves: to reduce sugar intake.
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PD for Mon 05 Jan 2026
Monday | Jan 5 2026PSA, AdPha urge swift action on pharmacy programs, historic PBS meds cost cut now here, SSSI in place for clonidine, and more
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PD breaking news – PBAC recommends Wegovy PBS listing for weight loss
Friday | Dec 19 2025The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended an authority-required PBS listing for Wegovy (semaglutide, Novo…
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PD breaking news – Victorian Community Pharmacy Program expanded
Friday | Dec 19 2025The Victorian Community Pharmacy Program has been expanded to include impetigo treatment for individuals over 24…
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PSA chief steps down
Friday | Dec 19 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) announced yesterday that its chief executive officer, Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris, had given notice that he is resigning (PD Breaking News).
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Narrative of ‘safer nicotine’ must end, experts say
Friday | Dec 19 2025A NEW expert consensus report by international researchers has concluded that nicotine is toxic for the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, pouch, shisha or cigarette.
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