News
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Steglatro PBS listing
Friday | Dec 21 2018MERCK Sharp & Dohme has welcomed the addition of its Steglatro (ertugliflozin) to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with the SGLT2-inhibitor listed for adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus as evidenced by HbA1c blood glucose levels.
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Hunt pharmacy visits
Friday | Dec 21 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has visited several community pharmacies in Qld this week, meeting with pharmacy owners to discuss current industry issues.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Dec 21 2018
21 Dec 18DRONE technology has enabled the vaccination of 13 infants and five pregnant women on a remote island in Vanuatu, with UNICEF arranging for the injection to be flown about 40km across an impenetrable mountain range.
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UTS honours Chambers
Thursday | Dec 20 2018KIRRILY Chambers, who was the first ever credentialled diabetes educator (CDE) pharmacist in Australia, was honoured for her pioneering work earlier this month at the UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Awards.
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GSK, Pfizer consumer deal
Thursday | Dec 20 2018GLAXOSMITHKLINE has agreed to merge its consumer health business into a joint venture with Pfizer, as part of a plan which will eventually see the breakup of GSK into two separate entities.
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Flo Baby award
Thursday | Dec 20 2018FLO Baby Saline Nasal Spray has been named as the top baby healthcare product by Australia's largest parenting review website, Tell Me Baby (tellmebaby.com.au).
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Pregnancy update
Thursday | Dec 20 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has updated its Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy database to include new entries for cerliponase alfa (pregnancy category B2), durvalumab (category D) and safinamide (as mesilate) (category B3).
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Rural pharmacy video competition
Thursday | Dec 20 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the return of its popular rural pharmacy video competition, with the 2019 theme being "What My Rural Pharmacy Will Look Like in 2025".
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Not so BEEFIT
Thursday | Dec 20 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has warned consumers about a product labelled BEEFIT capsules, which have been tested and found to contain the undeclared substance sibutramine.
