News
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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.
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Continence early bird
Friday | Aug 31 2018THE 24th National Conference on Incontinence is being held in Hobart, Tasmania, 24-27 Oct and early bird registration closes Wed 05 Sep, with a potential saving of $165 off full registration later.
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MedAdvisor extends into hospitals
Friday | Aug 31 2018LISTED digital medicine management company MedAdvisor has announced it has inked a deal with HPS, a subsidiary of EBOS Group and Australia's largest provider of outsourced pharmacy services to private hospitals, to develop and pilot an integrated medication management solution for use in hospitals.
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Spinraza AusPAR
Friday | Aug 31 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has published an Australian Public Assessment Report for new chemical entity Biogen's Spinraza (nusinersen), indicated for treatment of 5q Spinal Muscular Atrophy - tga.gov.au.
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Vet MATES on PPIs
Friday | Aug 31 2018VETERANS' Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (Veterans' MATES) has issued guidance around the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).
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Drugs in pregnancy
Friday | Aug 31 2018THE Women's Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide (PBMG) for healthcare professionals is a quick reference guide from the RWH, Parkville, Victoria on medicine use in pregnancy and breastfeeding - thewomenspbmg.org.au.
