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Choice stands by SPF tests
Tuesday | Jun 17 2025IN THE face of backlash from some sunscreen companies, Choice has released further details of the testing process used to assess the SPF claims of the 20 sunscreens included in its review (PD 12 Jun).
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Vaccine champ wanted
Monday | Jun 16 2025A NATIONAL campaign to find "the face" of its first Vaccine Ambassador program has been launched by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Vic, Tas GPs urge greater ADHD role
Monday | Jun 16 2025THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called on governments in Victoria and Tasmania to allow GPs to diagnose and prescribe for ADHD after announcements in Western Australia, the ACT and NSW.
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Lifestyle as a medicine
Monday | Jun 16 2025ADELAIDE will play host to the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (NLMS) 2025, which will bring together leading global authorities in lifestyle and nutritional medicine to explore the latest trends and research.
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Time for action on harmonisation
Friday | Jun 13 2025THE Australian Government has released its new National Immunisation Strategy to guide Australia's fight against vaccine-preventable diseases over the next five years, with pharmacists playing a key role in workforce objectives.
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Bowel cancer screening call
Friday | Jun 13 2025BOWEL cancer screening rates have again fallen short of targets, leading the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to call for a change in approach that leverages the expertise and accessibility of community pharmacy.
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Send flu patients to study
Friday | Jun 13 2025A MAJOR study involving universities around Australia is utilising pharmacies to recruit people with flu-like symptoms, with the aim of understanding how common these persistent illnesses are.
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Flu complications peaking in over 65s
Thursday | Jun 12 2025ADULTS aged 65 and above continue to suffer from disproportionately high rates of hospitalisation and death from influenza, with pharmacists urged to remind older patients to get their free flu vaccine.
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Choice finds most sunscreens fail
Thursday | Jun 12 2025CONSUMER group Choice tested 20 popular SPF 50 or 50 sunscreens and found 16 products did not meet their SPF claims.
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2024 Euro meds review
Thursday | Jun 12 2025THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released its 2024 annual report, with headline figures including the recommendation of 114 medicines for marketing authorisation, of which 46 were new active substances.
