News
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Repatha on PBS
Monday | Oct 29 2018THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing of Repatha (evolocumab) will expand to include the treatment of Australians living with a genetically inherited risk of high cholesterol.
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Fruit & vegie failure
Monday | Oct 29 2018A NEW report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed Australians don't eat enough vegetables or fruit.
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$5,000 grant prize
Monday | Oct 29 2018THE University of Technology Sydney has opened nominations for the 2018 Innovative Pharmacist of the Year with the prize of $5,000 sponsored by AstraZeneca.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Oct 29 2018
29 Oct 18AN American performance artist has turned his sights on questionable health claims of some products by launching a new range of "Hot Dog water".
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Pharmacy cannabis markups
Friday | Oct 26 2018SOME pharmacies are imposing profit margins of up to 140% on medicinal cannabis products, according to a new report from Cannabis Access Clinics.
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Strong sales for Blackmores
Friday | Oct 26 2018LISTED Australian complementary medicines company Blackmores has reported strong revenue growth of 15% to $154 million and net profit of $16.5 million, up 7%, for the three months to 30 Sep.
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Boxed Warning input
Friday | Oct 26 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has published submissions received during a consultation earlier this year on guidance around Boxed Warnings.
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UK pharmacy powers to be extended?
Friday | Oct 26 2018PHARMACEUTICAL wholesalers in the UK have urged that pharmacists be given the right to substitute drugs on prescriptions in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit which is likely to lead to significant medicine shortages.
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Pain groups on RTPM
Friday | Oct 26 2018IMPLEMENTING a national real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system before developing plans for additional pain management and treatment options is "putting the cart before the horse" according to a coalition of pain organisations.
