Are you disposing of your medicines correctly? – August 19, 2016

Ever wondered what happens when you dispose of your unwanted medicines? Did you know there are set protocols for medication disposal in Australia? According to the most recent figures, we are damaging our environment by incorrectly disposing of medicines in Australia. Each year, more than 500 tonnes of incorrectly disposed medicines end up in our…

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My experience at VIVA! Communications – Sydney – August 8, 2016

From the moment I stumbled upon VIVA! Communications, while in pursuit of an organisation that combined both my passion for healthcare and my desire for a creative outlet, I was instantly inspired and connected to the company’s core goals and values. Saying that though, they do not feel like a company. They feel like a…

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Australia’s only locally manufactured QIV now TGA approved – August 2, 2016

Australia’s only locally manufactured, quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine (QIV) received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval on July 15, 2016.  Afluria Quad™, Seqirus’ four-strain, inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine, is indicated for people aged 18 years and older.1 The new quadrivalent vaccine will replace the company’s trivalent vaccine (TIV), Fluvax® for the 2017 flu season.  Manufactured by…

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The future of medicine is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ – July 8, 2016

Research and Markets, a world-renowned market research report hub, recently released their new Global DNA Sequencing Products Market 2016-2020 report that identified personalised medicine and global DNA sequencing products as the next big trend in medical rese arch. According to the report, DNA sequencing technology can be applied in diagnostics, drug and biomarker discovery, agriculture,…

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