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Dispensary Corner 08 May 17
Monday | May 8 2017STUDIES are showing growing concerns that letting a toddler or baby use a smartphone could lead to expressive language delay.
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Viekira Pak AusPAR
Monday | May 8 2017THE assessment process for AbbVie's oral hepatitis C treatment Viekira Pak (paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir and dasabuvir) has been summarised by the TGA in a newly published Australian Public Assessment Report (AusPAR).
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Vitamin D deficiency
Monday | May 8 2017THE definition of vitamin D deficiency and its health implications continues to be a contentious issue around the world, according to a new review study of the literature from Iran.
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Lou Gehrig’s approval
Monday | May 8 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for Radicava (edavarone) for the treatment of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Penalty rates review?
Monday | May 8 2017THE Australian Retailers Association (ARA) says it will strongly oppose any application from the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association for judicial review of the Sunday penalty rates decision (PD 22 Feb 2017).
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US growth slowing
Monday | May 8 2017PRESCRIPTION medicines spending in America grew 4.8% in 2016 to US$323 billion - less than half the growth rate of the previous two years, according to a new report from QuintilesIMS.
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Analgesics course
Monday | May 8 2017GUILD Learning and Development has partnered with Reckitt Benckiser (RB), the makers of Nurofen products, to develop a CPD-accredited online course titled 'Paracetamol and ibuprofen combination analgesics'.
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Irish pharmacy crisis
Monday | May 8 2017LIMITATIONS on pharmacy practice in Ireland are leading to a significant shortage of qualified pharmacists who want to work in community pharmacy.
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UK mole scanning service
Monday | May 8 2017BRITISH pharmacy giant Boots is now offering to examine patients' moles, with a new service rolling out at 50 stores across the country after a successful trial last year.
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Pharmacist ‘superpowers’
Monday | May 8 2017PHARMACISTS working as integrated parts of the team in GP clinics have "superpowers," according to international expert Dr Kirsten Meisinger from Cambridge Health Alliance in Boston, USA.