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FDA ticks Afluria vax
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016Following Australia's Therpaeutic Goods Administration approval of Afluria Quad (PD 01 Aug 16), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the quadrivalent influenza vaccine from Seqirus, CSL's vaccine company.
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Pharmacist banned
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016A PHARMACIST has been disqualified by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal from applying for registration for three years, following hearings finding him guilty of engaging in professional misconduct.
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Vic cannabis debate
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016The Victorian Parliament today will hear a motion which will force a debate on the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use.
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Major CWH property play
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016Chemist Warehouse look set to be an anchor tenant in a major retail network to be established from the ashes of the collapsed Masters Hardware group.
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Ramsay pharmacy push
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016Listed private hospital operator Ramsay Health yesterday flagged a major expansion of its pharmacy operations, with the aim of establishing community pharmacies across the country.
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Dispensary Corner 30 Aug 16
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016one man's 'genius' idea to jump into what he describes as 'the hottest bath on earth' backfired just a little.
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Weight loss warning
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016The Therapeutic Goods Administration has urged consumers to exercise "extreme caution" when considering purchasing weight loss products from overseas websites.
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Zika in Singapore
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016Authorities in Singapore have confirmed 41 cases of the Zika virus in people who had not travelled to Zika-affected areas.
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AIDS pharmacist win
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016The International Pharmaceutical Federation has bestowed its highest honour, the Andre Bedat Award, on Dr Ana I.
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King Review letters
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016While the number of submissions to the King Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation is still low, four pharmacists (including one retiree and one "young" clinical pharmacist) have submitted, and a particularly cutting letter has been received from a GP.