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Med cannabis Rx data
Friday | Jan 18 2019NHS England has established a system to monitor the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use, with the first data expected by the end of Mar 2019, Health Minister Steve Brine says.
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Medlab EU progress
Friday | Jan 18 2019ASX-LISTED medical life sciences company Medlab Clinical Limited has received formal "SME qualification" from the European Medicines Agency for its recently incorporated offshoot MDC Europe Limited (PD 05 Dec 2018).
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Swisse signs Thor
Friday | Jan 18 2019SWISSE Wellness has announced a new partnership with Aussie Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who will become the brand's newest Global Ambassador.
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Dispensary Corner 18 Jan 19
Friday | Jan 18 2019AMERICAN President Donald Trump certainly doesn't seem to be fazed by the massive shutdown of the US Government, which has seen the walkout of chefs in the White House who are among 800,000 public servants not currently being paid.
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Period pain relief launch
Thursday | Jan 17 2019NEWLY released by Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Femin (mefenamic acid) is an over the counter analgesic said to help relieve period pain.
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Pharmacy visits increase
Thursday | Jan 17 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has highlighted a 2% increase in annual patient visits to pharmacies across Australia, saying the figures reflect the public's trust in community pharmacies and recognition of the importance of the increasing range of services pharmacies provide.
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Pharma warns on Brexit
Thursday | Jan 17 2019THIS week's rejection of British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for the UK to leave the European Union has raised the prospect of "very real, tangible and immediate threats to patient safety and public health in both the UK and across Europe".
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Migraine module
Thursday | Jan 17 2019WITH sponsorship from GSK, Guild Learning and Development has developed an online course titled Pharmacy Health Solutions: Migraine.
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Sildenafil blindness
Thursday | Jan 17 2019DEBILITATING night blindness, photophobia and central doughnut-shaped field defects in both eyes lasting two months were the after-effects of an overdose of sildenafil, according to a letter in JAMA Ophthalmology.