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Presolol shortage and SSSI extended
Friday | Oct 31 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has been advised that hypertension drug Presolol 100 (labetalol hydrochloride 100mg) tablets will remain in shortage until mid-Nov 2025 due to manufacturing issues, and has extended the Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) to 31 Dec 2025.
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Dispensary Corner 31 Oct 25
Friday | Oct 31 2025WHILE a Mediterranean-style diet plan has long been touted as the secret to a long and healthy life, new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine shows that it may also help ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Sonictec: One swab, one test, five answers in 15 mins – at home
Friday | Oct 31 2025SONICTEC introduces Australia's first 5-in-1 rapid antigen test, a revolutionary at-home diagnostic solution that detects five of the most common respiratory viruses simultaneously from a single swab.
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Bumper night as more Guild winners revealed
Thursday | Oct 30 2025STATE finalists of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's National Pharmacy Awards were announced yesterday across Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
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AdPha expands aged care support
Thursday | Oct 30 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has announced it is expanding its support for the aged care sector through a new partnership with leading Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP) provider Choice Chemist.
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Editor’s Choice: Chemist Warehouse scores new Messi fragrance
Thursday | Oct 30 2025FOLLOWING the overwhelming success of his debut fragrance, globally renowned football superstar Leo Messi has launched a second fragrance, Messi Platinum Eau de Parfum.
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Reframing COVID: Know & Go
Thursday | Oct 30 2025A NEW report released this week - It Only Takes Five: Reframing COVID-19 for Australians - calls on pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to help patients recognise their risk of serious illness due to COVID, and to act early to prevent this.
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Back the bid
Thursday | Oct 30 2025GLUCOJEL has teamed up with Netball Australia in its bid for the game's inclusion at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
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A new weapon in AMR battle
Thursday | Oct 30 2025CHEMISTS from Monash University and the University of Warwick in the UK have discovered a promising new antibiotic shown to be active against bacterial pathogens that exhibit antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
