News
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NPS colic update
Monday | Aug 20 2018NPS MedicineWise has published a new article on infantile colic, detailing the symptoms, proposed causes and management of the condition.
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FDA approves new generic EpiPen
Monday | Aug 20 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.
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Irish pharmacy strike
Monday | Aug 20 2018STAFF in a number of Lloyds Pharmacy stores across Ireland went on strike over the weekend, as part of an ongoing pay dispute with the company.
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Louisiana permits medical marijuana
Monday | Aug 20 2018LOUISIANA is the latest US state to expand the use of medical marijuana, with nine newly licensed pharmacies expected to begin selling locally produced cannabis before the end of the year.
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Psoriasis biologics
Monday | Aug 20 2018THE Health Department has released the minutes of a meeting of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) considering a draft report for the post-market review of the use of biologics in the treatment of severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
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MSF pushes J&J
Monday | Aug 20 2018MEDICINES Sans Frontieres has called on Johnson & Johnson to make bedaquiline affordable for people with drug-resistant tuberculosis across the globe.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Aug 20 2018
20 Aug 18ANCIENT Egyptians are likely to have been getting plenty of calcium, if a recent discovery is any indication.
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Guild gives the vital facts
Friday | Aug 17 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has published a new information sheet, summarising "vital facts on community pharmacy" collated from a range of official sources.
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SA PATY finalist announced
Friday | Aug 17 2018LAURA Mckinlay from Crossroads Pharmacy in Port August has been named as the South Australian state finalist in the Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Awards.
