News
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1st contracts increase
Thursday | Jul 19 2018ONLINE health, media and technology company 1st Group Limited has reported unaudited FY18 revenue of $3.4 million, up 51% on the prior year.
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Chemsave success
Thursday | Jul 19 2018THE new partnership between Chemsave and AuMake (PD 12 Apr) has seen new product display units introduced to 32 Chemsave pharmacies in NSW and the ACT.
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SciGen clicks Energast
Thursday | Jul 19 2018SINGAPORE-BASED ASX-listed biotech SciGen has partnered with the Pharmacy Click and Collect platform to launch Energast, a new dietary supplement to support irritable bowel - for info see pharmacyclickandcollect.com.au.
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TGA portal outages
Thursday | Jul 19 2018SOME Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) websites and Business Portals will experience intermittent outages due to scheduled maintenance between 5pm AEST on Fri 27 Jul and 5pm AEST on Sun 29 Jul.
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Food consultation
Thursday | Jul 19 2018THE government-funded Healthy Food Partnership has kicked off a national consultation process on the proposed Healthy Food Partnership Reformulation Program, which aims to help change food products to reduce sodium, sugars and saturated fat content.
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Drug-driving crackdown
Wednesday | Jul 18 2018NSW roads minister Melinda Pavey has confirmed the launch of an awareness campaign for pharmacists, GPs and consumers about the risks of driving while on prescription medication.
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Ice-addicted trial
Wednesday | Jul 18 2018CALLED the N-ICE Trial, Australian researchers are investigating if N-Acetyl Cysteine, or NAC, can reduce cravings for ice (crystal methamphetamine) and help people stop using the substance, the Curtin University National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) has announced.
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Flu supplies shipped
Wednesday | Jul 18 2018SEQIRUS has announced the manufacture of an additional 500,000 doses of adult influenza vaccine, Afluria Quad (inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine, split virion) for the National Immunisation Program (NIP) ahead of schedule, with the first of the vaccines to be released this week.
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Melanoma blood test
Wednesday | Jul 18 2018SCIENTISTS from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have developed a blood test capable of detecting melanoma in its early stages, an innovation which may save thousands of lives, and the health system millions of dollars.
