News
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Guild Update 04 Sep 18
Tuesday | Sep 4 2018INFLUENZA statistics reflect well on community pharmacy.
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FIP congress to Australia
Monday | Sep 3 2018THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has confirmed it will hold the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brisbane in three years' time (PD breaking news Sat).
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Pharmacist thief banned
Monday | Sep 3 2018A WEST Australian pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration for six months after being found guilty of stealing money and goods from his employer.
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Paracetamol to S3?
Monday | Sep 3 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has asked the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS) to consider whether one form of paracetamol - modified release (MR) paracetamol - should become a 'Pharmacist Only' medicine.
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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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