News
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Leave certificates
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018THE Pharmacy Guild is reminding patients that with the pending flu season, their community pharmacy is the go-to place for vaccinations and absence from work certificates, especially where they are unable to get to their doctor easily.
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PSA appoints Belinda Wood as GM
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018FORMER ceo of the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) Belinda Wood (pictured) has taken up the role of General Manager, Policy and Advocacy for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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TGA Latuda approval
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced its approval of Latuda (lurasidone HCl) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents (aged 13-17 years) as "an important therapy" for young patients with this debilitating mental illness.
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Quit smoking course
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018THE Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has announced it will be hosting a 'Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation Training' course with smoking cessation specialist and founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Smoking Cessation, Associate Professor Renee Bittoun.
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Immunotherapy hope
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018UNIVERSITY of Queensland (UQ)researchers have announced the development of a vaccine delivery technology called NanoEmulsion that enables treatment to be tailored precisely for different types of cancer.
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Arrow nails it
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018ARROW Pharmaceuticals has announced that it is now Australia's exclusive distributor for Emtrix Nail, a topical treatment that promotes healing of discoloured and deformed nails caused by fungal infection or psoriasis.
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Women’s health poll
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation Jean Hailes for Women's Health yesterday launched its annual Women's Health Survey.
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21 antidepressants reviewed
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018A COLLABORATION of 18 authors from across the globe have reviewed comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs to find a wide variation in parameters tested, in a study published in The Lancet.
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TGA seeks input
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018AUSTRALIA'S Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is calling for feedback from all stakeholders regarding proposed adoption of a number of European Union guidelines.
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Transitioning contacts
Wednesday | Apr 11 2018THE US Food & Drug Administration has approved the first contact lens which automatically darkens when exposed to bright light.
