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TGA issues fines for vaping imports
Wednesday | Feb 23 2022A MELBOURNE-BASED individual has been issued two infringement notices totalling $5,328 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in relation to the alleged unlawful importation of nicotine vaping products.
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ATAGI issues advice for kid’s Moderna
Wednesday | Feb 23 2022THE Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has released its recommendations for the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11 years.
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Apr deadline for sub-register
Wednesday | Feb 23 2022PHARMACISTS who returned to the profession through the 2020 pandemic sub-register have until 05 Apr to opt-in to extend their temporary registration.
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Dispensary Corner 23 Feb 22
Wednesday | Feb 23 2022PHARMACY robberies are rarely anything to chuckle about, but occasionally karma comes almost instantly to the would-be bandit.
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Revive Tears – now PBS listed
Wednesday | Feb 23 2022REVIVE Tears lubricant eye drops provide long lasting and soothing relief against burning, irritation and discomfort due to dry eye.
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PBS meds unaffordable
Tuesday | Feb 22 2022INCREASES to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment are part of a "dangerous trend" making critical medicines unaffordable for Australians, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Professor Trent Twomey, warns.
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Qld to unleash pharmacy’s potential
Tuesday | Feb 22 2022QUEENSLAND Health is being urged to empower the State's pharmacist and allied health workforce to operate to their full scope of practice to boost patient outcomes, by an expert advisory group.
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SA gets training boost
Tuesday | Feb 22 2022REGIONAL and remote South Australian communities are set to benefit from the Federal Government's Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program, with Flinders' University receiving $1.94 million in funding to deliver placements from its campuses in Murray Bridge and Berri.
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Staff shortages hit British pharmacies
Tuesday | Feb 22 2022WORKFORCE shortages are hitting British pharmacies, with at least one store being forced to close for "a number of days", while other stores have cut opening hours, the Swindon Advertiser reports.
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Diseased livers undergo sex-change
Tuesday | Feb 22 2022RESEARCH from the University of Queensland has found that the livers of men diagnosed with hepatic diseases change sex as part of a potential self-protective mechanism.
