Headlines
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Massive online ambitions for CWH
Wednesday | Nov 9 2022CHEMIST Warehouse (CWH) says its new web-based marketplace (PD breaking news) takes the company "one step closer to being Australia's one-stop digital retailer".
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Low-dose aspirin doesn’t save falls
Wednesday | Nov 9 2022DAILY low-dose aspirin does not reduce the risk of factures or serious falls in healthy older men and women, according to a new paper published this week by JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Blister pack recycling trial
Tuesday | Nov 8 2022SOUTH Australia's National Pharmacies has announced a three month pilot scheme under which selected stores will invite customers to return and deposit empty pill blister packs into special boxes.
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AIHW cardiovascular drug error alert
Tuesday | Nov 8 2022A large proportion of Australians who suffer a heart attack do not receive the recommended medications when they leave hospital, according to a new report released this month by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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Pharmacy to fill UK breach
Tuesday | Nov 8 2022THE UK Government has proposed new legislation which would formalise arrangements for the supply of free medications via pharmacies in the event of future major pandemic incidents.
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Pharmacies deliver half of COVID vax
Monday | Nov 7 2022ALMOST 50% of all COVID-19 vaccinations in Australia are now being provided through community pharmacies, with a total of more than nine million doses having been administered since they were brought into the rollout in Jul 2021.
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MA adds four to Board
Monday | Nov 7 2022MEDICINES Australia has welcomed four new elected Board members, with the pharmaceutical manufacturing peak body also re-electing two incumbents at its annual general meeting last week.
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Pain peak body paracetamol pushback
Monday | Nov 7 2022PAIN advocacy body Painaustralia has warned that proposals to restrict availability of paracetamol through supermarkets will disadvantage millions of Australians.
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Pricing policy fuels meds shortages
Friday | Nov 4 2022MANUFACTURERS of generic medicines are working with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to tackle current supply chain issues impacting access to a range of treatments, the Generic Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) says.
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Capital Chemist backs cancer clinic
Friday | Nov 4 2022CANBERRA-BASED cancer patients will have their initial consultation at the University of Canberra's Cancer Wellness Clinic funded under a partnership with the Capital Chemist Group.