Headlines
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Counterfeit melatonin warning
Friday | Jan 30 2026CONSUMERS and health professionals are being warned about imported unregistered melatonin products in an updated safety advisory from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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Daily aspirin does not head off cancer
Friday | Jan 30 2026NEW research has found no effect on overall cancer incidence among healthy older adults who took a low-dose of aspirin daily, but there was an increased risk of cancer-related mortality.
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My Health Record update welcomed
Thursday | Jan 29 2026HEALTH Minister Mark Butler has proposed major changes to medication record keeping, with the creation of a new National Medicines Record that logs all medicines prescribed and dispensed for patients.
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Harm prevention services save money, lives
Thursday | Jan 29 2026COMMON harm reduction services such as take-home naloxone, opioid agonist treatment and needle-syringe programs not only reduce negative consequences of drug use, but have economic benefits, according to research led by Burnet Institute and published in the journal Addiction.
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Therapy aids shift from IV to SC, improves outcomes
Thursday | Jan 29 2026NEW research from Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) and Halozyme Therapeutics is paving the way for a shift in how anti-cancer immunotherapy is delivered, making it less complex and painful for the patient, and potentially improving the treatment outcome for some medicines.
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NSW expanded scope training kicks off
Wednesday | Jan 28 2026THE University of Newcastle has commenced the first semester of its expanded scope of practice training program for pharmacists this week, with teaching for the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) program to start mid-Feb.
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Ensuring medication safety in the heat
Wednesday | Jan 28 2026IMMUNISATION providers are being urged to review and enact appropriate vaccine cold chain preparedness measures as extreme weather conditions and the increased likelihood of power outages continue throughout parts of the country.
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Pharmacists honoured on Australia Day
Tuesday | Jan 27 2026EMERITUS Professor Colin Chapman and Victorian pharmacist Dipak Sanghvi have been appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) as part of the 2026 Australia Day Honours (PD breaking news yesterday).
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Fei Sim reflects on her PSA presidency
Tuesday | Jan 27 2026AS THE mantle of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) presidency officially passes today to Professor Mark Naunton, Associate Professor Fei Sim (pictured) shared with Pharmacy Daily some of the highlights from her four-year tenure as president.
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Med cannabis, vapes on TGA priority list
Friday | Jan 23 2026THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released its compliance principles for 2026-27, outlining its strategic approach to monitoring and enforcing regulatory compliance for the import, export, manufacture, supply and advertising of therapeutic goods in Australia.
