Gaia Skin Naturals has been sold to baby and healthcare company, Nice Pak Products. “Gaia is a natural choice for Nice Pak, being a reputable brand, offering quality products and skin care for the whole family,” Nice Pak Managing Director Danny Gunn said. Established in 1991, Nice Pak Products is …
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Asthma Australia has invited Advantage Group to attend the Allergy Show as the only pharmacy group at the event this weekend (July 12-14) at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The group’s pharmacists will offer advice, education and support to delegates on how to manage asthma, allergies, anaphylaxis and eczema. …
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Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex Australia have this week completed the merger announced 14 months ago. The merged business will operate under the newly formed Arrotex Australia Group. This merger forms Australia’s largest generic pharmaceutical and private label OTC business with around 50 per cent market share of the country’s generic …
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Diabetes Victoria is launching a ‘Back to Basics’ campaign during National Diabetes Week (July 14-20), educating people about diabetes, one of the most misunderstood and fastest growing health conditions, in a series of short videos. “Our Back to Basics campaign gives us the opportunity to raise awareness about all types …
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The Australian College of Pharmacy has released five new CPD activities, available to all Australian pharmacists at no cost. Developed by ACP, the modules are supported by an unrestricted grant from Bayer Australia. The CPD activities cover five OTC areas, with the titles of the interactive online modules being: Women’s …
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A new study recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has reported a possible association between higher consumption of sugary drinks and increased risk of cancer. While caution is needed in the interpretation of the results, the study adds to the growing body of evidence that limiting sugary drink …
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Flinders University has begun developing a tiny fibre-optic sensor that has the potential to save lives in not only open heart surgery but for pre-term babies as well. The new micro-medical device goes against the grain of traditional methods used to monitor blood flow, that is often considered as dangerous. …
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Blooms The Chemist celebrated the reopening of its Umina, New South Wales store in June with a series of community events and a grand opening at its new West Street location. In January the pharmacy was closed as a result of a fire until new premises could be located and …
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Funded by Family and Community Services NSW, updates to the free NPS MedicineWise app now enable carers and healthcare workers of one or more people to keep details of everyone they care for in one app, including details of medicines. The app updates also allow people who have more …
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The Australian College of Pharmacy has elected Chris Owen as President and Rick Xynias as Vice President at its recent annual elections. Both are members of the Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland Branch committee. A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Mr Owen is a pharmacist with more than …
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