News
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Pharmacists’ opioids focus
Friday | Feb 15 2019CONSIDERED one of Australia's most urgent public health crises, opioid-related harm is the central theme in the latest issue of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)'s flagship organ the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR).
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McCormack at APP
Friday | Feb 15 2019DEPUTY Prime Minister and Leader of The Nationals Michael McCormack (pictured) will address delegates at next month's Australian Pharmacy Professional (APP) conference on the Gold Coast.
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Breastfeeding mode affects microbiome
Friday | Feb 15 2019THE microbiome of infants is impacted by the mode of breastfeeding, according to a new report in Cell Host & Microbiome yesterday.
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Software consultation
Friday | Feb 15 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is opening a consultation process seeking input from stakeholders on the regulation of software, including Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).
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NDARC seminars
Friday | Feb 15 2019THE 2019 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) Seminar Series will commence on Tue 19 Feb 2019 with a special presentation by Professor David Nutt (pictured) from Imperial College London.
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NICE antibiotic guide
Friday | Feb 15 2019THE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Public Health England have published new antibiotic prescribing guidance for patients with suspected pneumonia.
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Melanoma rates up
Friday | Feb 15 2019WHILE melanoma incidence and mortality rates have risen globally, Australia has overtaken New Zealand as the country with the highest rates of invasive melanoma in the world, according to new research in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Feb 15 2019
15 Feb 19COULD a new line of razors be coming, for in-transit use?.
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Hunt pharmacy practice push
Thursday | Feb 14 2019FEDERAL Health Minister Greg Hunt has made a commitment to build into the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) "the expanded scope of practice, where pharmacy will be involved increasingly in preventive health.
