News
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Letter to the editor
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE controversy over the new list of permitted indications for complementary medicines (PD 09 Feb) is continuing, with the Friends of Science in Medicine's Ken Harvey providing the following response to Carl Gibson, ceo of Complementary Medicines Australia.
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Bubs rides dragon
Friday | Mar 2 2018ASX-LISTED goat-dairy infant nutrition company Bubs Australia has announced its results for the six months to 31 Dec, reporting both strong domestic numbers as well as a "greatly expanded" e-Commerce distribution capacity for its emergent China business.
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AHPRA Perth closure
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has advised that its Perth office in Hay St Subiaco will be closed next Mon 05 Mar 2018, due to the WA Labour Day public holiday.
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Not so much help
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised that a product labelled "Help 100% & Pure Natural & Body Slim Capsules" poses a serious risk to health.
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CBA urges pay increases
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE Commonwealth Bank's national head of healthcare, Cameron Ziebell, says he believes remuneration for employed pharmacists will need to be reviewed "to ensure overall business performance is aligned with the owner".
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145 year-old pharmacy to close
Friday | Mar 2 2018IT'S the end of an era for an Australian pharmacy icon, with Sydney's Soul Pattinson Chemist on Pitt Street Mall set to close its doors after 145 years of trading.
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PSA blasts ACA methadone report
Friday | Mar 2 2018FOLLOWING a story on Channel 9's A Current Affair this week beating up the issue of patients taking methadone putting drivers at risk from car accidents, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) national president Shane Jackson has supported Australian pharmacists with some clarity on the subject.
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ACT joins free kids vax club
Friday | Mar 2 2018THE Australian Capital Territory has followed Queensland, NSW and Victoria with the introduction of free influenza vaccinations for Canberra children aged between six months and five years this winter.
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