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Guild S8 drugs reminder
Tuesday | May 30 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has put out a regulatory reminder that when a pharmacist dispenses a prescription for a Schedule 8 medicine, "they must either personally know the patient for whom the prescription is written or be familiar with the prescriber's handwriting".
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AZ drugs combo positive
Tuesday | May 30 2023ASTRAZENECA announced last week that a combination of its cancer drugs, Imfinzi and Lynparza, when added to platinum-based chemotherapy, showed positive results in a late-stage trial in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
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‘One-stop shop’ clinic
Tuesday | May 30 2023PEOPLE with a complex developmental disability will receive greater support for their overall health at Sydney's Westmead Hospital following a successful trial of a new clinic that provides free and comprehensive health checks.
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PSA elects top leaders
Monday | May 29 2023DR FEI Sim (pictured) has been re-elected as the National President, and Chair of the National Board of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), last week.
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Palliative care program
Monday | May 29 2023A NEW Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) training program announced last week could see pharmacists enhance support for patients receiving palliative care.
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Potential collusion probe
Monday | May 29 2023THE US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether Abbott Laboratories and other companies that make baby formula colluded in bidding on state contracts, according to a document posted on the agency's website.
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AI game changer in fight
Monday | May 29 2023RESEARCHERS have used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover a new antibiotic that can kill a deadly species of superbug.
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Pharmacist’s AusDoc appeal
Friday | May 26 2023THE "venom" which has flooded the pages of medical professional website AusDoc in the wake of the Government's 60-day dispensing initiative has prompted one pharmacist to reach out directly to the publication's readers.
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NSW flu shot concerns
Friday | May 26 2023THE latest NSW respiratory surveillance report, published yesterday, shows community transmission of COVID-19 remains at high levels and influenza activity is increasing rapidly.
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ALP silent on 60-day backflip
Friday | May 26 2023THE Government isn't commenting on a newly revealed letter to the Guild opposing moving to 60-day dispensing without consultation, written in 2019 when Labor was in opposition.