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In its pre-Budget submission, Complementary Medicines Australia has highlighted the way it says Australian complementary medicines industry epitomises the goals of the National Innovation and Science Agenda and the Federal …

A new University of Adelaide study has found that drinking more than two energy drinks per day is associated with adverse heart reactions, including a fast heartbeat and heart palpitations. …

Pharmacists in community pharmacies across Tasmania will now be able to administer the flu shot to their customers. The President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Tasmanian Branch John Dowling, …

Pharmacy flu vaccination services complement services GP services and can help vaccinate more at-risk patients, according to a new UK research report. The report, appearing in the International Journal of …

The number of Australians living with cancer or having survived a diagnosis has exceeded 1 million for the first time, highlighting a change in how we should manage the disease, …

As part of this year’s World Cancer Day today, the Australian Dental Association is offering a free fact sheet to help cancer patients and people living with cancer take care …

A new guide to inform pharmacists about the safe and effective supply of naloxone has been released by the PSA. The comprehensive guide has been produced following the TGA’s decision …

Use of common opioid painkillers such as codeine, morphine and oxycodone has more than quadrupled in Australia over the past decade and doubled worldwide over the same period a report …

The sustainability of the PBS has been highlighted by the release of Productivity Commission data which puts the cost of the PBS per person at a 10 year low, says …

AFT Pharmaceuticals has issued an update on the availability of Sandomigran, which has experienced accessibility issues of late. Due to packaging problems at the packing site in Europe a backlog …

Australian researchers have found biochemical changes occurring in the blood, in the rare inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease. Changes in these fat-like substances may suggest a method to diagnose all …

In its submission to the supplementary consultation on the scheduling of OTC codeine medicines, ASMI supported regulatory options that reduce the risk of codeine misuse, while retaining pharmacy access for …