News
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OTC sildenafil pharmacy fail
Thursday | Sep 27 2018AUTHORITIES in New Zealand have highlighted a high proportion of pharmacists inappropriately supplying erectile dysfunction medication sildenafil.
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Researchers challenge TGA
Thursday | Sep 27 2018RESEARCHERS from Monash University and Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) have argued that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) "has failed, and will continue to fail, in its duty to protect Australians from ineffective health products".
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Tramadol import jail
Thursday | Sep 27 2018A british woman has been sentenced to three years in an Egyptian prison for attempting to bring almost 300 tramadol tablets into the country.
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PA2018 one stop shop
Thursday | Sep 27 2018THE Pharmacy Assistant National Conference (PA2018) will be held from 25-27 Oct at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, with pharmacies registering two or more pharmacy assistants to receive a free registration to APP2019, valued at $940 - see page 3 for more.
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Influenza deaths data
Thursday | Sep 27 2018THE Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data relating to deaths in Australia revealing that in 2017 there were 1,255 deaths due to influenza, up from 464 in the prior year.
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$36m suicide project
Thursday | Sep 27 2018FIFTEEN different organisations will receive funding to support suicide prevention projects, including Suicide Prevention Australia, which will receive $1.2 million to continue its national leadership role for the suicide prevention sector.
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Sinonasal irrigation
Thursday | Sep 27 2018GUILD Learning and Development has partnered with Care Pharmaceuticals to launch an online course titled 'Optimising nasal health: the role of saline irrigation'.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Sep 27 2018
27 Sep 18WITH TV shows like The Block all the rage in Australia at the moment, we're wondering if the concept of DIY could be stretched to preparing for our own deaths?.
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DDS leads satisfaction poll
Wednesday | Sep 26 2018DISCOUNT Drug Stores (DDS) has once again taken out the top honours in the monthly Customer Satisfaction Awards conducted by Roy Morgan Research, with the Sigma Healthcare brand winning the survey in Aug 2018 for the fourth month running.
