News
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Tropical disease work
Monday | Feb 12 2018SYDNEY University researchers have launched a new drug discovery project which takes an "open source approach" to find compounds for the treatment of mycetoma, a tropical infectious disease which causes devastating deformities.
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EMA valproate alert
Monday | Feb 12 2018THE European Medicines Agency has recommended a range of new measures to avoid exposure of unborn babies to valproate medicines in the womb - more details at ema.europa.eu.
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Sunset for sunset
Monday | Feb 12 2018THE Federal House of Representatives last week passed an amendment to the National Health Act which will remove the sunset clause on pharmacy Location Rules.
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Close the Gap, urges PSA
Monday | Feb 12 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has called for a national approach to integrate non-dispensing pharmacists into Aboriginal Health Services.
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VentureWise splits with MedReleaf
Monday | Feb 12 2018NPS MedicineWise offshoot VentureWise has formally announced the discontinuation of its partnership with medicinal cannabis company MedReleaf (PD 06 Feb), which included the development of educational resources on medicinal cannabis for pharmacists, GPs and specialists.
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Events Calendar 9 Feb 18
Friday | Feb 9 201816-18 Mar: Annual Therapeutic Update 2018; Fairmont Resort, Blue Mountains; for details and registrations visit: www.psa.org.au,.
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Dispensary Corner 09 Feb 18
Friday | Feb 9 2018TYPICALLY, providing medical advice to pregnant women doesn't extend to the colour of the snacks they are eating, however one mum from England thinks maybe it should.
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Pain alternative?
Friday | Feb 9 2018THE compounding pharmacy sector may have a "gentler, non-addictive answer" for sufferers of chronic pain, according to National Custom Compounding (NCC), which is highlighting the benefits of palmitoyletanolaminde (PEA).
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SafeScript regulations
Friday | Feb 9 2018THE Victorian Government has released the details of proposed new legislation governing the operation of the state's SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring system (PD 20 Oct 2017), with input from stakeholders sought.
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Indications under fire
Friday | Feb 9 2018A proposed new TGA list of permitted indications for complementary medicines has been blasted as "bizarre" and "not supported by scientific evidence" in a major Fairfax report today.
