News
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Primary Health profit rebound
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018LISTED medical centre and pathology clinic operator Primary Health has reported $8.9m full year profit in contrast to its impairment-hit $517m loss in the prior year.
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PSA supports RTPM
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has backed the NSW Labor Party's promise of a real time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system for the state (PD yesterday).
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Cannabis for epilepsy
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018WITH multiple anecdotal reports registering mixed results when treating certain types of epilepsy in children with medicinal cannabis, researchers from Sydney Children's Hospital and the University of New South Wales have written a summary of the state of play in the latest edition of the MJA.
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$172m mishap cost
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018ADVERSE medication events in hospitals currently cost the health system more than $170 million annually, according to a new analysis released by the Grattan Institute.
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bod exec director
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018ASX-LISTED natural health products (including cannabis) company bod Australia has appointed Stephen Thompson to its Board of Directors.
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NIB bumper result
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018LISTED health fund NIB Holdings has announced its full year underlying operating profit of $184.8 million for the 12 months to 30 Jun 2018, with the figure representing a 20.2% increase on the previous financial year.
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Dispensary Corner
Tuesday | Aug 21 2018
21 Aug 18THERE was an unusual medical emergency in Northern Ireland last weekend, with a teenage boy admitted to hospital after being struck by a falling sheep.
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Guild tie for “Wacka” Williams
Monday | Aug 20 2018PHARMACY Guild of Australia executive director David Quilty last week presented long-serving NSW Senator John "Wacka" Williams with a Guild tie.
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NSW Labor promises RTPM
Monday | Aug 20 2018REAL-TIME prescription monitoring (RTPM) is emerging as a key political issue in NSW, with the state Labor opposition yesterday promising to spend $30 million on a system over four years if it is elected to power.
