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UK cannabis tick
Monday | Oct 15 2018CANNABIS-DERIVED medicinal products will be rescheduled in the UK from 01 Nov, after which specialist doctors will be legally able to issue cannabis prescriptions for dispensing by pharmacists.
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Cannabis for MS
Monday | Oct 15 2018MEDICINAL cannabis appears to be safe to use among people who have multiple sclerosis, but its actual benefit may be limited, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 randomised clinical trials involving 3,161 patients.
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Guild hails Labor support for tax cuts
Monday | Oct 15 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the Federal Opposition's commitment to accelerating tax cuts, with the ALP confirming on Fri it would support government tax cut legislation.
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The future is precise
Monday | Oct 15 2018AUSTRALIA'S Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, has highlighted the rapid development of Precision Medicine in an "Occasional Paper" on the topic issued last week.
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Alcohol labels pregnancy warning
Monday | Oct 15 2018ALCOHOL manufacturers will now be required to label their products with warning labels highlighting the risks of drinking while pregnant.
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CSO review outcome soon
Friday | Oct 12 2018THERE'S speculation that the Health Department could release the highly anticipated findings of its review of the Community Service Obligation within the next couple of weeks, with rhetoric around the issue ramping up in recent days.
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Pharmacist women
Friday | Oct 12 2018TODAY is Women Pharmacists Day, created by Pharmacist Moms (#pharmacistmoms #rxmoms) and celebrated in conjunction with National Pharmacist Month which is recognised across the United States through Oct.
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New med cannabis
Friday | Oct 12 2018ASX-LISTED biopharma MGC Pharma has announced that Australians suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy will be able to access a new medical marijuana-based treatment by Dec this year.
