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10 ECPs to be part of ‘paradigm shift’
Friday | Oct 13 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has appointed 10 Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs) from around Australia to lead the ECP Community of Specialty Interest (CSI), and support ECP Board Director Ayomide Ogundipe (pictured), who is also the CSI Chair.
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New vax to fight Omicron
Friday | Oct 13 2023PFIZER Australia and BioNTech this week announced that the TGA has authorised the companies' Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 in individuals five years and older.
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Potential class action over antibiotics
Thursday | Oct 12 2023AN INVESTIGATION is under way into a potential class action about the severe and often prolonged side effects caused by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, with a search currently on for people impacted by the drugs.
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Editor’s Choice: Herbal aid for when things start to change
Thursday | Oct 12 2023PHARMACARE Laboratories' Promensil PERI may relieve menopausal symptoms experienced by perimenopausal women including hot flushes, night sweats, irritability, moodiness, and restless sleep.
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First RAP Blooms ahead
Thursday | Oct 12 2023BLOOMS The Chemist Management Services has launched its inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), with the vision to build a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can access culturally appropriate good health and wellbeing.
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Pharmacists’ Support Service new era
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023THE Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS) has a new leader, following the retirement of the organisation's longstanding President, John Coppock, who is being replaced by western Sydney-based community pharmacist Curtis Ruhnau.
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Hub to be game changer
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023A PHARMACY in the Central West of New South Wales is proactively working to connect parents and local health experts to ensure families have support in the early stages of parenthood.
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Opening bell rings for Sandoz on SIX
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023GENERIC and biosimilar medicines manufacturer, Sandoz, last week marked the start of share trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange as an independent company.
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The heavy burden of weight loss med
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023THE TGA may consider updating the product information to include a health warning about the stomach disorder ileus, after investigating reports of intestinal obstruction in patients using the anti-diabetic and weight loss medicine, semaglutide (Ozempic).
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Shingrix vax now on NIP
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023FROM 01 Nov, the GSK shingles vaccine, Shingrix, will be available on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for the prevention of conditions such as herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia.
