News
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AMA rejects e-cigs
Friday | Sep 28 2018AMA national president Tony Bartone has reiterated the AMA position in relation to e-cigarettes, highlighting their gateway potential for young users to become addicted to nicotine.
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Flo social promo
Friday | Sep 28 2018FLO Family Health is running a social media engagement competition targeting customers who find the company's offering has helped them through the hayfever season.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Sep 28 2018
28 Sep 18VIGOROUS cardiovascular exercise is great for your heart, but how far would you go to make sure you really pushed through the burn?.
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OTC sildenafil pharmacy fail
Thursday | Sep 27 2018AUTHORITIES in New Zealand have highlighted a high proportion of pharmacists inappropriately supplying erectile dysfunction medication sildenafil.
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Researchers challenge TGA
Thursday | Sep 27 2018RESEARCHERS from Monash University and Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) have argued that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) "has failed, and will continue to fail, in its duty to protect Australians from ineffective health products".
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Tramadol import jail
Thursday | Sep 27 2018A british woman has been sentenced to three years in an Egyptian prison for attempting to bring almost 300 tramadol tablets into the country.
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PA2018 one stop shop
Thursday | Sep 27 2018THE Pharmacy Assistant National Conference (PA2018) will be held from 25-27 Oct at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, with pharmacies registering two or more pharmacy assistants to receive a free registration to APP2019, valued at $940 - see page 3 for more.
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Influenza deaths data
Thursday | Sep 27 2018THE Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data relating to deaths in Australia revealing that in 2017 there were 1,255 deaths due to influenza, up from 464 in the prior year.
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$36m suicide project
Thursday | Sep 27 2018FIFTEEN different organisations will receive funding to support suicide prevention projects, including Suicide Prevention Australia, which will receive $1.2 million to continue its national leadership role for the suicide prevention sector.
