Headlines
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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).
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Pharmacist banned from S8s
Tuesday | May 22 2018THE NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has placed a "Prohibition Order" against unregistered pharmacist Ethan Le, banning him from working in any environment where he would have access to any Schedule 8 drugs.
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Flu vaccine supplies impacted
Tuesday | May 22 2018"UNPRECEDENTED demand" for seasonal influenza vaccines has led to a shortage of supplies, according to Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Hobbs, who has been tasked with ensuring as much vaccine is brought into the country as possible.
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Pregnancy products queried
Monday | May 21 2018DIETARY supplements of vitamins and minerals provide no obvious clinical benefit when taken before or during pregnancy among Australian women who are well nourished, according to new research published by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists today.
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UQ AMR research funded
Friday | May 18 2018UNIVERSITY of Queensland research into antibiotic resistance links between nursing homes and hospitals has received a $1.8 million government funding boost from the Health Department.
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CHF pushes for 7CPA seat
Friday | May 18 2018THE Consumers Health Forum has confirmed it will "urge the government to ensure the next negotiations for the Community Pharmacy Agreement include consumer representatives".
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Sigma sees branded growth
Thursday | May 17 2018SIGMA Healthcare ceo Mark Hooper yesterday confirmed the company was "starting to see a return to growth in our brand member pipeline," but said general trading conditions have continued to be challenging in the last quarter.
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TGA warns on illicit CBD
Thursday | May 17 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued an alert about "false and misleading claims" being made by some companies supplying cannabidiol (CBD) products in Australia.
