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10 ECPs to be part of ‘paradigm shift’
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has appointed 10 Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs) from around Australia to lead the ECP Community of Specialty Interest (CSI), and support ECP Board Director…
First RAP Blooms ahead
Blooms The Chemist Management Services has launched its inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), with the vision to build a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can access…
Editor’s Choice: Herbal aid for when things start to change
PharmaCare Laboratories’ Promensil PERI may relieve menopausal symptoms experienced by perimenopausal women including hot flushes, night sweats, irritability, moodiness, and restless sleep. Promensil PERI (RRP: $54.99) is a herbal medicine…
Potential class action over antibiotics
An INVESTIGATION is under way into a potential class action about the severe and often prolonged side effects caused by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, with a search currently on for people impacted…
Opening bell rings for Sandoz on SIX
Generic and biosimilar medicines manufacturer, Sandoz, last week marked the start of share trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange as an independent company. The new company is included in key…
Hub to be game changer
A PHARMACY in the Central West of New South Wales is proactively working to connect parents and local health experts to ensure families have support in the early stages of…
Pharmacists’ Support Service new era
The Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) has a new leader, following the retirement of the organisation’s longstanding President, John Coppock, who is being replaced by western Sydney-based community pharmacist Curtis Ruhnau….
Shingrix vax now on NIP
From 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. Shingrix…
The heavy burden of weight loss med
The 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…
Sanofi shines on hub in Qld
Sanofi in partnership with Griffith University has opened its latest research site at the Gold Coast campus, which will bring global biomedical research and development to the region. The partnership…