News
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SafeScript awareness
Monday | Sep 3 2018THE Victorian Government has launched a public awareness campaign for the new SafeScript prescription monitoring system which will start to roll out from the start of next month.
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New Medtronic pump
Monday | Sep 3 2018MEDTRONIC has been granted TGA approval for its MiniMed 670G insulin pump, described as "the latest innovation in the company's phased approach towards developing a fully automated, closed loop system".
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New UK asthma Rx
Monday | Sep 3 2018A NEW treatment for severe asthma is set to be made more widely available on the NHS in the UK by Dec 2018, reports the BBC.
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TB vax from flu vax
Monday | Sep 3 2018RESEARCHERS from the Centenary Institute in Sydney have demonstrated how an influenza A-based vaccine can be used to activate immune cells in the lungs, and in turn, help protect against tuberculosis (TB).
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Sep 3 2018
03 Sep 18A NORTH Carolina sheriff's office thought it made a huge drug bust, seizing 5.9 kilograms of fentanyl worth US$2 million on the street.
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PD breaking news – FIP Congress set for Australia in 2021
Saturday | Sep 1 2018Brisbane announced as host city for FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Ramsay franchise of choice
Friday | Aug 31 2018RAMSAY Health Care has reported its full year results with commitments to become the "franchise network of choice for community-based health solutions, pharmacy products and services".
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TWC pharmacy has a big heart
Friday | Aug 31 2018TERRYWHITE Chemmart will launch its annual blood pressure campaign in Sep, aiming to conduct over 10,000 blood pressure checks and raise awareness of heart disease, heart attack and cardiovascular disease which kills one Australian every 12 minutes.
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Fish oil heartless
Friday | Aug 31 2018FOR patients without a history of cardiovascular disease, neither fish oil nor aspirin convey any benefit with relation to heart attacks, new Oxford University research says.
