News
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Antibiotics linked to kidney stones
Friday | May 18 2018COMMON antibiotics may be to blame for the rising incidence of kidney stones, particularly among children, according to a case-control study involving more than 260,000 patients, and published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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New wound products
Friday | May 18 2018TWO new preparations for the care of wounds and minor burns are now available to pharmacies, offering customers "modern, well designed products which minimise contact with the wound".
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6CPA backlog
Friday | May 18 2018THE Health Department has advised that the 6CPA Registration and Claiming Portal is currently experiencing a backlog of claims "due to the implementation of system changes to accommodate new claiming requirements implemented form 1 February 2018".
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Not so fast, Jaguar
Friday | May 18 2018JAGUAR 30000 capsules may pose a serious risk to health and should not be taken, the TGA warns in its latest safety advisory.
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CW on Gruen
Friday | May 18 2018THE ABC's Gruen media and marketing show this week featured a segment on Chemist Warehouse, describing the company as a "media empire" with an annual marketing budget of $100 million.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | May 18 2018
18 May 18AMERICAN confectionery maker Hershey manufactures products classified as a "sometimes" food.
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Sigma sees branded growth
Thursday | May 17 2018SIGMA Healthcare ceo Mark Hooper yesterday confirmed the company was "starting to see a return to growth in our brand member pipeline," but said general trading conditions have continued to be challenging in the last quarter.
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TGA warns on illicit CBD
Thursday | May 17 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued an alert about "false and misleading claims" being made by some companies supplying cannabidiol (CBD) products in Australia.
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Testimonials tool
Thursday | May 17 2018THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has launched a new tool to help advertisers understand their obligations about using testimonials and reviews to promote regulated health services.
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Pfizer epoetin ticked
Thursday | May 17 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tues approved the first biosimilar to Amgen's blockbuster Epogen/Procrit (epoetin alfa), bringing the total number of biosimilars approved by the agency to 10.
