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PSA23 ‘upward trajectory’ despite 60DD
Friday | Jul 28 2023PSA23 opened today with its National President Dr Fei Sim saying she has "genuine belief in the positive and upward trajectory of our pharmacy profession".
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Safety data review is on
Friday | Jul 28 2023THE UK is reviewing the class of drugs that include Novo Nordisk's weight loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda after "some patients reported suicidal or self-harming thoughts", two weeks after similar action by the European Union, Reuters has reported.
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Ready to play a key role
Friday | Jul 28 2023PHARMACIST and herbalist Gerald Quigley, a speaker at the upcoming Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM) Annual Conference 2023, will be discussing how "pharmacy teams in all settings can play an important role in the support of Long COVID patients".
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250 plus suppliers express solidarity
Thursday | Jul 27 2023TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) held its supplier forum in Melbourne yesterday, gathering over 250 of its supply partners.
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Merge to survive in Qld
Thursday | Jul 27 2023A HINTERLAND Queensland town is set to lose its only pharmacy in what is a direct result of the loss of its GP service and the impending 60DD government policy, reported Sunshine Coast News.
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Editor’s Choice: radiant blush for dewy glow that’s buildable
Thursday | Jul 27 2023THROUGHOUT Hollywood's Golden Age, Polish-born cosmetician, Max Factor, was known for creating the signature looks of the era's most famous icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Jean Harlow and Marlene Dietrich.
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No cough up says India
Thursday | Jul 27 2023INDIA'S pharmaceutical exports this fiscal year are set to grow nearly twice as fast as last year to hit sales of US$27 billion (A$40 billion), driven by strong US buying, a government-backed trade body told Reuters, despite deaths linked to Indian-made cough syrups.
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FIP urges self-care as key to health
Wednesday | Jul 26 2023THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has joined with other health bodies in an open letter calling on countries across the globe "to recognise and utilise self-care as an approach to strengthen health systems".
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S4D regulatory reminder
Wednesday | Jul 26 2023THE Pharmacy Guild has put out a regulatory reminder for Schedule 4D drug requirements explaining a scenario on what pharmacists should do in case 'a patient has been presenting prescriptions for Schedule 4D drugs from several different doctors from different practices'.
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Tornado hits Pfizer plant
Wednesday | Jul 26 2023PFIZER stated that over 30 drugs, including fentanyl injections and anaesthetic lidocaine, may see supply disruption after a tornado destroyed a warehouse at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina, plant last week, Yahoo News has reported.