News
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Low dairy fad risk
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017DIETS which cut out dairy food could be a "ticking time bomb" for young people's bone health, warns the National Osteoporosis Society in the UK, the BBC reported.
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TWC flu vax demand
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) has announced it is facing record demand for flu shots across its national network, with the increase being attributed to fears of a bad flu season and vaccinations being made more accessible.
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Superbug fears
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017THE prospect of a future without effective antibiotics has again been raised on news of the death of an American woman from an untreatable infection with a gram-negative bacterium resistant to all classes of antibiotics.
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Long-term steroids risk
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017AN AUSTRALIAN review into the monitoring of long-term effects of corticosteroids has renewed a call for clinicians, pharmacists and patients to work together and take preventative steps to minimise risk of bone loss and fracture, particularly in older people.
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Priceline loyalty relaunch
Wednesday | Apr 19 2017PRICELINE Pharmacy's Sister Club, claimed to be the biggest health and beauty loyalty program in Australia, has relaunched the program with extra benefits for its more than 6.4 million members.
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Guild Update 18 Apr 17: Immunisation registers
Tuesday | Apr 18 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has been working with Government since the implementation of pharmacist-delivered vaccinations to enable its members to access the Australian Immunisation Registers (AIR).
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Dispensary Corner 18 Apr 17
Tuesday | Apr 18 2017WHAT do you do when you crave a nice hot juicy burger?.
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TGA fake drug alert
Tuesday | Apr 18 2017THE TGA has alerted consumers that Nangen Zengzhangsu capsules pose a serious risk to their health and should not be taken, after testing found the item contained the undisclosed drug sildenafil.
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Band-Aid backdown
Tuesday | Apr 18 2017AFTER years promoting its Band-Aid adhesive bandages as "healing heals cuts twice as fast" and "fast healing", US health care giant Johnson and Johnson has decided to remove the claims from advertising programs.
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Anspec takes tender
Tuesday | Apr 18 2017AUSTRALIAN and international supplier of pharmaceutical, medical, dental and consumable products AnspecPty Ltd, has won the AusTender for supply of drugs and pharmaceutical products to the Department of Defence.