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TWC & DB take it to heart
Wednesday | May 30 2018TERRYWHITE Chemmart and DB Cosmetics have partnered together to create two lipstick shades, with $3 from every sale being donated directly to The Heart Foundation.
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Pregnancy CM response
Wednesday | May 30 2018THE Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI) has reminded consumers that pregnant women should always check with a healthcare professional before taking any medicine, including supplements and vitamins.
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Compounding fact sheet
Tuesday | May 29 2018THE Pharmacy Council of NSW has released a fact sheet about raw materials used in compounding, in response to a number of complaints received in relation to the authenticity of raw materials used in compounded medicines.
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CW chiefs in AFR rich list
Tuesday | May 29 2018CHEMIST Warehouse founders Jack Gance and Mario Verrocchi have been highlighted in the annual Australian Financial Review (AFR) 2018 Rich List, with the pair coming in at 93rd and 94th in the list.
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Meds error study awarded
Monday | May 28 2018A study published by a PhD student at Monash University's Faculty of Pharmacy has been highlighted as the best research article in the Medical Journal of Australia last year, winning its authors $10,000 in cash.
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PSA honours Sansom for APF24
Friday | May 25 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has paid tribute to Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom AO for his longstanding contribution to the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, with the 24th edition (APF24) released yesterday.
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Drug-related admissions
Friday | May 25 2018ABOUT one in every 500 hospital admissions in Australia in 2016-17 related to hospital-acquired medication complications, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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Coroner urges S3 laxatives
Thursday | May 24 2018SOUTH Australian coroner Mark Johns has recommended that laxative medications be removed from pharmacy front of shop and only made available with pharmacist advice, after an inquest into the death of an anorexic woman who was reportedly taking up to 800 tablets each day.
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Swisse Wellness excels in China
Thursday | May 24 2018SWISSE Wellness has won The Business Excellence Award for Consumer Services at the 25th Annual Austcham Westpac Australia-China Business Awards.
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Queensland pharmacy probe
Wednesday | May 23 2018THE Queensland Government has launched an inquiry into all sales of pharmacies in the state over the last two years - including the purchase of the Malouf group by Ramsay Health exclusively revealed by Pharmacy Daily (PD 23 Aug 17).