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Pharmacists praised in Sunshine State
Monday | Oct 16 2023THE Qld Govt and the Opposition jointly recognised the valuable contribution community pharmacists make across the state, at the Pharmacy Guild's fifth annual Parliamentary Reception held in the state's Parliament House last week.
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High AMR in wastewater
Monday | Oct 16 2023ANALYSING wastewater samples from several aged care and retirement homes in Adelaide, has uncovered worrying signs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in at least one facility, a University of South Australia study has found.
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Child’s play to fix doses
Monday | Oct 16 2023PHARMACISTS and engineers in the US have developed a 3D printing process capable of producing the exact dose of medication needed by a child, Pharmacy Practice News has reported this week.
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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.