Headlines
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BKL Scheme approved
Thursday | Jul 20 2023THE Federal Court of Australia has today made orders approving the proposed acquisition of Australia's best-known natural medicines manufacturer Blackmores Kirin Health Science Australia Pty Ltd.
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Pfizer pumps up pipeline
Thursday | Jul 20 2023IN THE hope of creating a pipeline of up to 10 new medicines, Pfizer has entered into a partnership with Flagship Pioneering, the companies announced this week, according to media reports.
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Editor’s Choice: bond repair that doesn’t damage your wallet
Thursday | Jul 20 2023MARC Anthony's Repair Bond Rescuplex Collection repairs hair's damaged bonds caused by hair colour, chemicals, heat, daily styling and pollution.
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Farewell Albert Cincotta
Thursday | Jul 20 2023INDUSTRY stalwart, and founder of the Cincotta Discount Chemist chain of pharmacies, Albert Cincotta (pictured), 93, passed away recently.
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Markets to remove BKL
Wednesday | Jul 19 2023IT'S the end of an era as S&P Dow Jones announced yesterday that it will remove Australia's leading natural health company Blackmores Limited from the S&P/ASX200, subject to a final court appeal of the Scheme arrangements whereby the company will be acquired by Kirin Health Science Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (PD 27 Apr).
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Follow your passion: Sim
Wednesday | Jul 19 2023ONE thing leads to another and can "land you up in a place you love", was PSA National President Fei Sim's message to aspiring and current pharmacists, who attended the Pharmacy Daily and Raven's Pharmacy Careers Summit held virtually on 07 Jul (PD 11 Jul).
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Win one VIP experience
Wednesday | Jul 19 2023ONE VIP breakfast experience with the 2022 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year, Terri Bakker (pictured), is up for grabs at the Pharmacy Assistant National Conference in Sydney from 31 Aug to 02 Sep.
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Public worried about gene screening
Wednesday | Jul 19 2023DNA screening for risk of disease that can be prevented or treated (like some cancers or heart disease) is being offered to 10,000 Australians, aged 18 to 40 years, through the DNA Screen Pilot Study led by Monash University.
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Free flu shots for all in Qld
Tuesday | Jul 18 2023THE Queensland Government has announced state-wide, no-cost influenza vaccinations for Queenslanders from Sat 22 Jul.
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Donanemab promising
Tuesday | Jul 18 2023ELI Lilly has confirmed today that a regulatory submission to the TGA is imminent and plans for a PBS listing application are under way for its novel biologic medicine donanemab, indicated for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.