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Merck to buy Prometheus for A$16b
Tuesday | Apr 18 2023MERCK & Co has said it will buy Prometheus Biosciences Inc for about US$10.8b (A$16b), picking up a promising experimental treatment for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and building up its presence in immunology, Reuters has reported.
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Stockpiling has started
Tuesday | Apr 18 2023PAINAUSTRALIA warns that people have started stockpiling paracetamol, meaning that many could have stores of hundreds, if not thousands of tablets by the time the proposed changes in pack sizes are implemented next year.
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True cost of a cold is $11k
Tuesday | Apr 18 2023SHORTENING the duration of a cold could save Aussies up to $11k a year, according to Australian finance expert Canna Campbell.
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TGA investigates vapes
Monday | Apr 17 2023THE company that sold vapes in Hubba Bubba flavours via TikTok "sponsored posts" without checking IDs is currently under investigation by the TGA.
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PSA statement at the heart of care
Monday | Apr 17 2023RECOGNISING that culturally safe care and equity of healthcare access are critical drivers to improving health outcomes, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) launched its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' healthcare position statement, last week.
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Bulk billing Tas clinics
Monday | Apr 17 2023TO EASE pressure on hospitals both the Federal and Tasmanian Governments have established an additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) in Tasmania, taking the total number of Medicare UCCs to be established in the state to four.
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Woman dies of tetanus
Monday | Apr 17 2023NSW Health is urging pharmacists to remind people to make sure they are up to date with their tetanus vaccinations after three cases in NSW, including one death.
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Gobsmacked says RACGP
Friday | Apr 14 2023THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has today expressed outrage at what it's describing as a "hidden clause" in the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement, despite the matter being clearly spelt out some years ago in Pharmacy Daily when the 7CPA was unveiled (PD 15 Jun 2020).
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Capital Chemist rises above to win
Friday | Apr 14 2023CAPITAL Chemist recently won the Community Champion Award given out by the charity, Rise Above - Capital Region Cancer Relief, and celebrated its 20th anniversary supporting the organisation.
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Hold to ironclad promise
Friday | Apr 14 2023PHARMACY Guild National President Trent Twomey says he will hold major political parties accountable on their commitment to maintain existing pharmacy ownership and location rules.