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New infant immunisation kit released
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023THE Department of Health and Aged Care has released a "Routine Childhood Immunisation" set of resources for health professionals, to help answer common questions from parents and carers.
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New QUM grants
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023TWO new grants to support consumer health literacy and improve the use of medicines will see peak health and consumer organisations working side-by-side.
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Expert on board
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023THERAPEUTIC vaping products manufacturer, From the Fields Pharmaceutical (FTF Pharmaceutical), has announced the appointment of Dr Carolyn Beaumont as its Senior Medical Advisor for smoking cessation.
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Dispensary Corner 11 Oct 23
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023WE'RE all now familiar with most of the typical COVID symptoms - but a San Francisco eatery has come to the fore by also identifying the impacts of excessive alcohol consumption as yet another outcome attributed to the spicy cough.
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Pyridox — Vitamin B6 supplement
Wednesday | Oct 11 2023PYRIDOX helps to relieve premenstrual symptoms such as cramps, .
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The heavy burden of weight loss med
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023THE TGA may consider updating the product information to include a health warning about the stomach disorder ileus, after investigating reports of intestinal obstruction in patients using the anti-diabetic and weight loss medicine, semaglutide (Ozempic).
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Shingrix vax now on NIP
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023FROM 01 Nov, the GSK shingles vaccine, Shingrix, will be available on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for the prevention of conditions such as herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia.
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Destroying S8s
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023AS OF 29 Sep community pharmacists are able to destroy S8 medicines.
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Reaching up for ‘early access’ approval
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023REACH Pharmaceuticals and its licensor MSN Laboratories have received approval to commercialise Nelarabine-Reach 250mg/50ml solution for infusion through 'early access to a medicine under evaluation' for inclusion on the ARTG.
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Diffusion line partnership
Monday | Oct 9 2023DIRECT Chemist Outlet (DCO) and Runway Room have announced an exclusive partnership to launch a curated selection of its beauty offerings across all 120 stores nationally from Nov.
