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ASHP AMS ramp-up call to pharmacists
Monday | Jan 7 2019AMERICAN Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement Dr Anna Legreid Dopp has called upon pharmacists to step up to leadership roles to manage antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in hospitals.
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MM2018 video
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released a video wrap-up of its recent Medicines Management 2018 conference.
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No-deal Brexit plan
Monday | Jan 7 2019BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued updated guidance setting out proposed arrangements for regulation of medicines in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit.
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TGA digital webinar
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration will next month host a webinar about its role in regulating digital health products.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Jan 7 2019
07 Jan 19THE information wonderland that is social media has produced a new so-called health trend - drinking your own urine.
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CHF urges CMI overhaul
Friday | Jan 4 2019PHARMACIES should give printed Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) leaflets to patients as standard practice when dispensing prescription medicines according to the Consumers Health Forum, which this week said alternate practices such as directing clients to a website were "not of any use".
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Monash staff awards
Friday | Jan 4 2019MONASH University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences staff have been recognised at the 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Education and Research Awards, with one team and one individual winning education awards, and a second team recognised with a nomination.
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Social media guide
Friday | Jan 4 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has developed resources for community pharmacies seeking to use social media as part of their advertising mix in 2019.
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Diabetes sensors
Friday | Jan 4 2019DIABETES patients can expect something of a "revolution" in their care over the next five years as technology booms in their favour, according to forecasts from David Klonoff, medical director of the Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in San Mateo, California, USA.
