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Nurse banned for illegal botox
Monday | Jan 12 2026Queensland nurse Thia Sullivan has been banned from nursing for two years after investigations from Ahpra determined she had unlawfully and inappropriately injected a formulation of botulinum toxin into a patient without consulting a doctor or obtaining a prescription.
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Dispensary Corner 12 Jan 26
Monday | Jan 12 2026THERE is now an egg-cellent solution for patients looking to come off weight loss jabs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
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Pregnancy vax prevents ED visits
Friday | Jan 9 2026HAVING an influenza or whooping cough-diphtheria-tetanus (dTpa) vaccine during pregnancy helps prevent the baby from being hospitalised with the flu or whooping cough in their first six months, according to Italian research published today in JAMA Network Open.
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THC key to cannabis efficacy in pain
Friday | Jan 9 2026CANNABIS-BASED products with higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-to-cannabidiol (CBD) ratios may provide small short-term improvements in pain and function, especially for those with nerve pain, according to a systematic review of trials involving more than 2,300 adults with chronic pain.
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FIP congress rego opens
Friday | Jan 9 2026REGISTRATION and abstract submissions are now open for the 84th International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, taking place in Montreal, Canada from 30 Aug to 02 Sep 2026.
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Calls to rationalise Digoxin-Fab stocks
Friday | Jan 9 2026a RECENT investigation into supply versus demand for digoxin antidote Digoxin-Fab in NSW hospitals has revealed high levels of wastage thanks to its high cost and short shelf life.
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PBS listing for new MS drug
Friday | Jan 9 2026NEURAXPHARM Australia has announced the PBS listing of Briumvi (ublituximab) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features.
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Dispensary Corner 09 Jan 26
Friday | Jan 9 2026AUSTRALIAN spiders possess some of the strongest arachnid venom in the world - so it's nice to know they can be used for good.
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Mag-Sup powder – a better way to absorb magnesium
Friday | Jan 9 2026MAG-SUP powder is a high absorption magnesium supplement for use in magnesium deficiencies.
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Drugs not enough for long term weight control
Thursday | Jan 8 2026RESEARCH released today has revealed that people who stop taking their weight loss medication return to their original weight in less than two years on average, with metabolic markers also returning to pre-treatment levels.
