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Banana Boat vindicated
Friday | Aug 3 2018THE suppliers of Banana Boat sunscreens have welcomed the withdrawal of a potential class action lawsuit by Bannister Legal (PD breaking news), saying the proposed case was based on "unreliable claims about the performance of Banana Boat aerosol products".
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SGLT2 inhibitors nod
Friday | Aug 3 2018LANDMARK research that revealed the cardiovascular benefits of empagliflozin2 (Jardiance by Boehringer Ingelheim) in people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease has resulted in new guidelines recommending the product class.
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Click and Conceive+
Friday | Aug 3 2018GLOBAL personal care company Sasmar has listed its Australian product range with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Pharmacy Click and Collect platform.
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Drugmakers stockpile ahead of Brexit
Friday | Aug 3 2018TWO of the world's biggest drug firms are stockpiling medicines in case of supply disruptions after Brexit, according to BBC and Wall Street Journal reports.
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Wheelchair takeover
Friday | Aug 3 2018MELBOURNE-BASED wheelchair manufacturer Magic Mobility has been acquired by international firm Sunrise Medical.
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Fairy capsule alert
Friday | Aug 3 2018A product called Fairy Capsules purchased online by a number of people in Australia has been found to contain the undeclared substance sibutramine.
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Condom withdrawal
Friday | Aug 3 2018RECKITT Benckiser is conducting a recall of one batch of Durex Real Feel polyisoprene (non-latex) condoms which has been found to be unlikely to meet specifications at the end of its shelf-life in 2021.
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Medicinal agriculture
Friday | Aug 3 2018LA TROBE University has announced that its Melbourne campus in Bundoora will be the site for Australia's first Research Hub for Medicinal Agriculture.
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Tampon guidance
Friday | Aug 3 2018SPONSORS of tampon products are being alerted to updated regulatory guidance by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
