News
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Herbal claims OK
Tuesday | Aug 28 2018Sponsors of herbal medicines may continue to "make claims about herbal components on their medicine labels without pre-market evaluation by the TGA as long as they are not confusing or scientifically incorrect" the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has stated following its consultation on the subject.
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Hydration product
Tuesday | Aug 28 2018MUNDIPHARMA has launched a new product for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to help them achieve high levels of hydration more easily.
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Medlab cancer trial
Tuesday | Aug 28 2018MEDLAB has commenced a safety study for oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy using its Multibiotic nutraceutical product.
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Homeopathy recall
Tuesday | Aug 28 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration has advised of a nationwide voluntary recall of King Bio homeopathic remedies, after a small percentage of the products produced since 2015 tested positive for microbial contamination.
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Dispensary Corner
Tuesday | Aug 28 2018
28 Aug 18AN American entrepreneur has made it his mission to boost the nation's protein intake, with the launch of an array of meat vending machines.
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Tassone slams AMA hypocrisy
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMACY Guild Victorian branch president Anthony Tassone says a renewed call by doctors' groups to open up pharmacy ownership to non-pharmacists "beggars belief," in the light of the medical profession's own experiences with corporatisation.
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NSW PATY finalist named
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMACY assistant Alice Vanderpol from Moama Village Pharmacy (pictured right) has been chosen to represent NSW at the National Finals of the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year award.
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New pharmacy marketplace
Monday | Aug 27 2018PHARMABASKET, a new peer-to-peer online marketplace for pharmacists and suppliers will formally launch next month, with the aim of helping deal with unwanted S3 and S4 stock items.
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New cough guidance
Monday | Aug 27 2018BRITAIN'S National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new draft guidance on treatment of coughs, with antibiotics no longer recommended as the first line of treatment.
