News
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PDL student grants open
Thursday | Feb 1 2024THE Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) announced that its 2024 Student Grant Program has opened for new applications.
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Rapid Antigen Test shortage easing in Tas
Thursday | Feb 1 2024AFTER the Pharmacy Guild in Tasmania earlier this month sounded the alarm over a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) shortage in pharmacies across the state, Aussie Pharma Direct this week announced it had sent a fresh shipment of the tests and other personal protection equipment to its Hobart warehouse, reported Mercury.
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NSW dental woes
Thursday | Feb 1 2024THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data analysis revealed that New South Wales' teeth ranks among Australia's least healthy, with the fourth-highest rate of decayed, missing, and filled teeth per person, and the second-highest rates of untreated decay among residents.
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Daily gut health help
Thursday | Feb 1 2024AUSTRALIAN brand TheroNomic has just released its first gut health product, Tribiotic Gut Shield, which is a daily supplement for customers experiencing gastro intestinal or digestive issues.
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Best friend to a blow-dry to lift fine, flat hair
Thursday | Feb 1 2024KLORANE is adding to its iconic range of dry shampoo products with the launch of a plant-based volumising dry shampoo, enriched with 100% organic flax.
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ChapStick brand sold
Thursday | Feb 1 2024LIP balm brand ChapStick was sold for over US$500m (A$776m).
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Link between Alzheimer’s and fast food
Thursday | Feb 1 2024A STUDY has found a "strong link" between Alzheimer's disease and the daily consumption of meat-based and processed foods.
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FIP handbook out
Thursday | Feb 1 2024GUIDANCE for pharmacists to manage symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia (including supporting self-care) and to prevent the condition is shared in a handbook published today by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), available HERE.
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Cormack Review issues paper out
Wednesday | Jan 31 2024THE first issues paper from the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce Scope of Practice Review has been released and recognises the existing barriers that prevent professionals, including pharmacists, from practising to their full and top scope.
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Tonnes of vapes seized
Wednesday | Jan 31 2024THE Australian Border Force (ABF) has stopped more than 13 tonnes of disposable vapes from entering the community after seizing a number of air cargo consignments in Adelaide.