News
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Menopause cost
Monday | May 22 2023NEW research from the United States about the cost of menopause underlines the need for the Federal Govt to measure and report on its impact on women in Australia, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST).
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Strong bank sheet
Monday | May 22 2023AFT Pharmaceuticals today announced record revenue for the year to the end of Mar 2023 and a maiden dividend.
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No ‘Manuka’ claim
Monday | May 22 2023A RULING by New Zealand's Intellectual Property Office that NZ honey producers have no exclusive claim to the term "Manuka honey" has been welcomed as a "common sense outcome" by Australia's Manuka honey industry, which has plans to grow international sales in response to rising demand.
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Keep calm, future is bright urges PPA
Friday | May 19 2023THE Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is calling on its members and all pharmacy employees to remain calm, despite the furore around 60-day dispensing, emphasising the "future for pharmacists is brighter than they want you to believe".
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Tassie concerns raised
Friday | May 19 2023TASMANIAN pharmacy owners met Labor Senator Anne Urquhart in Ulverstone this week, to explain the impacts of the Govt's move to 60-day dispensing.
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New Qld Health Minister
Friday | May 19 2023QUEENSLAND'S new Health Minister Shannon Fentiman (pictured) was appointed yesterday following a cabinet reshuffle, with industry bodies keen to work closely with her across a range of initiatives.
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80-year-old antibiotic gets a relook
Friday | May 19 2023AN OLD antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study published recently in the journal PLOS Biology by James Kirby of Harvard Medical School, US, and colleagues.
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Works 2x faster
Friday | May 19 2023SFI Health, home of Flordis, recommends Prospan for clinically proven five-action chesty cough relief that helps clear patients' cough twice as fast than left untreated.
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Free BP checks
Friday | May 19 2023BLOOMS is offering free blood pressure checks by a pharmacist as a core health service across its network, to raise awareness around World Hypertension Day (17 May).
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Survey to measure workforce burnout
Friday | May 19 2023THE second ANU survey on understanding stress and burnout in community pharmacists is released now, three years after the last one was conducted in 2020.
