News
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CW’s blister pack venture
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024CHEMIST Warehouse, Pharmacycle, and Kenvue have launched their largest blister pack recycling program nationwide in time for National Recycling Week, beginning yesterday.
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Inaugural Cholesterol Awareness Week
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024THIS week, some of Australia's leading heart health charities - Hearts4heart, Heart Support Australia, and Heartbeat of Sport - have united to launch the country's first Cholesterol Awareness Week (11-17 Nov).
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Ego’s QV tubes changing
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024EGO has announced a packaging overhaul for its QV skincare products, switching from laminate to recyclable LDPE tubes to reduce environmental impact.
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Save big on travel
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024POINTRS is offering a free 30-day trial, giving pharmacists the opportunity to save big on their next holiday.
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RSV vax on NIP
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed yesterday's announcement by Federal Health Minister Mark Butler to offer pregnant women free access to the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine, Abrysvo.
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AdPha’s report card
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has published its 2024 Annual Report, spotlighting strategic investments, growth in member services, and the organisation's rebranding.
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Mpox webinar
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is holding an 'Mpox update session: What pharmacists should know', in response to the World Health Organization's determination that the new upsurge of the disease constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
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Qld CHO resigns
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024INFECTIOUS diseases expert, Dr John Gerrard, who recently announced he will not seek a second term as Queensland's Chief Health Officer (CHO), was commended by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Qld branch.
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Rural palliative care to get a voice: UniSA
Tuesday | Nov 12 2024RESEARCHERS at the University of South Australia (UniSA), and Flinders University, are investigating the end-of-life care experiences of rural South Australians to enhance palliative care access and delivery.
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Whooping cough surge
Monday | Nov 11 2024AUSTRALIA is grappling with a record-breaking whooping cough epidemic, with more than 41,000 cases of the highly infectious lung disease reported so far in 2024, according to national disease data.