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Dispensary Corner 11 Dec 25
Thursday | Dec 11 2025A man who claims to be the "healthiest patient" his doctor has ever seen has kindly shared his secrets to his 795,000 Instagram followers, and it doesn't include protein powder or fancy supplements.
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Mayne kills off Cosette sale
Thursday | Dec 11 2025THE planned sale of Mayne Pharmaceuticals to US pharma company Cosette has been called off today, with Mayne providing Cosette with notice that it has terminated the scheme implementation deed due to Cosette's breaches of the scheme.
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Priceline prescribes beauty
Thursday | Dec 11 2025PRICELINE Pharmacy recently held its Beauty Prescription Live event, putting the retailer's health and beauty credentials on show for more than 250 guests at Campbell's Stores on Sydney Harbour.
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Meet pharmacy’s next generation
Thursday | Dec 11 2025WORKING in John Hunter Hospital's patient care system are two teenage pharmacy assistant trainees, Madison Brown and Alison Holt (pictured), who are currently completing their Certificate III Hospital and Pharmacy Support.
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Have a say in medicine decisions
Thursday | Dec 11 2025THE Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals - including pharmacists and pharmacologists - who would like to be considered for upcoming member vacancies on national health technology assessment (HTA) committees and sub-committees.
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Ad breach fine
Thursday | Dec 11 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has put sponsors of low-risk listed medicines on notice after fining functional food company Perdays Australia $19,800 for the alleged unlawful advertising of a listed medicine, in contravention of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
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Ayurvedics safety warning
Thursday | Dec 11 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued safety advisories for several Avurvedic medicines contaminated with extremely high concentrations of heavy metals, including mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium.
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No health checks for older doctors
Thursday | Dec 11 2025AFTER consulting on possible compulsory health checks for late career doctors, the Medical Board of Australia has opted to pursue "a more nuanced and collaborative solution" instead.
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Immutep partners with Dr Reddys on efti
Thursday | Dec 11 2025SYDNEY-BASED biotech company Immutep has announced a licensing agreement with Indian pharma company Dr Reddy's to commercialise its lead drug candidate efti (eftilagimod alfa) in all countries outside of North America, Europe, Japan and China.
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New My Health Record training for TAFE
Thursday | Dec 11 2025THE Australian Digital Health Agency and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre have launched new one-hour eLearning courses aimed at improving understanding and use of My Health Record across vocational healthcare students and aged care workers.