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GMiA becomes Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association
From today, the Generic Medicines Industry Association will be known as the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association. After patents expire on brand name medicines, affordable generic and biosimilar medicines deliver …
Medlab granted licence for research on medical cannabis
The NSW government has granted a licence for research on medical cannabis to nutritional pharmaceutical company, Medlab Clinical, making it one of the first commercial entities in NSW. Medlab operates …
Fozz Foster joins the fight against antibiotic resistance
SBS Australia’s chief football analyst, Craig ‘Fozz’ Foster, has joined the fight against antibiotic resistance by rounding up the best sneeze action this cold and flu season. Providing expert opinion and …
GPs get new guide on benzodiazepines prescribing
The RACGP has created a new guide for GPs on prescribing benzodiazepines, focusing on patient-centred care, accountable prescribing and harm reduction – and called for a real-time prescription drug database. …
Performance to tackle eating disorders
Eating disorders such as anorexia have led a group of academics to establish a specialist interactive, theatrical program that may help people to tackle a problem which affects 9% of …
All placebos aren’t created equal
All placebos aren’t created equal: the way they’re delivered can make a difference in how patients respond to the sham therapy, new research has found. A systematic evidence review published …
Lives at stake if Trans Pacific Partnership means meds price rise
As trade ministers meet in Hawaii on 28-31 July in an effort to finalise the Trans Pacific Partnership, the Public Health Association of Australia and other stakeholders say that lives …
The biggest myths about hepatitis B uncovered
A large Australian study has found huge gaps in knowledge about hepatitis – which could lead to liver disease and cancer, Cancer Council Victoria says. ““Misunderstandings of transmission could have …
Launch a call to help hepatitis sufferers
Peak health groups have issued an urgent call for government action to better equip half a million Australians living with viral hepatitis in combating life-threatening liver disease. Calling for increased …
Chemist Warehouse opens 115th Victorian store
Chemist Warehouse today launched its 115th store in Victoria in the iconic Bourke Street Mall. The brand celebrated its new store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Deputy Lord Mayor Susan …
Malaria vaccine world first could be a step closer
A malaria vaccine could be a step closer as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria welcomed news that the European Medicines Agency …
Homeopathy has no place in pharmacy: Canadian pharmacist
A Canadian pharmacist has slammed the sale of homeopathic remedies in community pharmacy, stating that homeopathy and science are mutually exclusive. “Retail pharmacies have a sugar pill problem,” writes Scott …