News
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Trial recruiting adults
Tuesday | May 16 2017CURTIN University has launched a new clinical trial to investigate a strategy for treating hypertension and seeks to recruit more than 100 West Australian adults (older than 18 years) to volunteer to take part through The Healthy Living Clinic at the University.
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Thunderstorm asthma
Tuesday | May 16 2017ASTHMA Australia is urging anyone concerned about thunderstorm asthma, following the somewhat alarming 60 Minutes story on the Victorian storm event earlier this year, to consult their GP, pharmacist or call 1800 ASTHMA (278 462) for information and support.
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Know Pneumonia Day
Tuesday | May 16 2017THREE-IN-FOUR Australian adults do not consider 'life-threatening consequences' as sufficient motivation to vaccinate against pneumococcal pneumonia, although 63% have at least one risk factor for contracting the often fatal infection, says Lung Foundation Australia.
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Osteoporosis course
Tuesday | May 16 2017GUILD Learning and Development has partnered with Sanofi-Aventis Australia to develop a new online course titled Vitamin D supplementation in bone health.
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Cosmetic S4 advertising alert
Tuesday | May 16 2017PRESCRIPTION-ONLY products including cosmetic injections compounded by a pharmacy for an individual patient are still subject to the usual advertising regulations for Schedule 4 (S4) products, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has clarified.
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Pharmaxis $14m from BI
Tuesday | May 16 2017SYDNEY-BASED research pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis has announced that Boehringer Ingelheim (BI)is injecting more funds into the development of Pharmaxis drug development asset PXS-4728A.
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Weekly Comment 15 May 17: Myth 3: My baby gets too messy, so I need to scrub him or her down
Monday | May 15 2017.
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Dispensary Corner 15 May 17
Monday | May 15 2017THERE'S a reason your mother told you not to play with matches.
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Priceline Potts Point wins
Monday | May 15 2017PRICELINE Pharmacy last week held its annual awards, with Priceline Pharmacy in Potts Point, NSW having been named the group's Store of the Year for 2016.
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Wizard rewards
Monday | May 15 2017WIZARD Pharmacy is highlighting its Rewards scheme as a key way for pharmacies to drive customer retention and deliver business growth - see page three.