News
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CWH extends NRL partnership
Friday | Oct 3 2025CHEMIST Warehouse has extended its long-standing partnership with the National Rugby League (NRL), with the partnership set to continue until the end of the 2029 season.
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Public holiday Mon
Friday | Oct 3 2025THERE will be no Monday edition of Pharmacy Daily due to a public holiday.
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All treats, no tricks
Friday | Oct 3 2025CUSTOMERS have a chance to win the ultimate Halloween treat haul - a year's supply of Glucojel beans and bears.
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Prilocaine/lidocaine overdose warning
Friday | Oct 3 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has warned of the risk of overdose when using prilocaine/lidocaine cream (EMLA and various generic brands) in young babies, after investigating two recent adverse event cases.
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New CHO for Qld
Friday | Oct 3 2025CHRIS Owen, President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland, has welcomed the announcement of Dr Marianne Gale as Queensland's next Chief Health Officer (CHO) and Deputy Director-General, Population Health Division.
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Call for needle-free flu vax in Tas
Friday | Oct 3 2025THE Tasmanian Government has been urged to follow the lead of other states and territories and commit to a rollout of free intranasal influenza vaccines for children from next year (PD 02 Oct).
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Dispensary Corner 03 Oct 25
Friday | Oct 3 2025PRESCRIBING medicine is so old-school - why not prescribe a holiday instead?.
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MICROSHIELD – now available for use at home
Friday | Oct 3 2025WITH origins in the hospital and healthcare sector, MICROSHIELD has been a trusted brand in infection prevention for over 35 years.
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WA kids to get intranasal flu vax
Thursday | Oct 2 2025THE Western Australian Government has announced it will provide the FluMist intranasal influenza vaccine for children aged two to 12 years next year ahead of the 2026 flu season, a move welcomed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Fallout from Choice sunscreen testing continues
Thursday | Oct 2 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed that 20 sunscreens sold in Australia are using the same base formula as Ultra Violette's Lean Screen, which rated SPF 4 in the Choice sunscreen tests earlier this year (PD 12 Jun), and expressed concerns with the UK testing lab used to provide initial SPF ratings.
