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Dispensary Corner 11 Apr 17
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017A BRITISH man and wife are celebrating after having been named "Couple of the Year" by Slimming World magazine - after the pair lost more than 69 kilograms by giving up their favourite fry-ups and curries in favour of healthy oats, stir fries and walking.
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TGA SUSAR update
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017THE TGA has updated its processes for receiving serious unexpected adverse reaction (SUSAR) reports for unapproved medicines and biologicals used in clinical trials under the Clinical Trials Notification (CTN) or Clinical Trials Exemption (CTX) schemes.
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TGA fake drug alert
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has alerted consumers and healthcare professionals that Nangen Zengzhangsu capsules pose a serious risk to health and should not be taken.
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NSW Guild appt
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017THE NSW Branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the appointment of Judy Plunkett as a Branch Committee member.
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Zelda oversubscribed
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017AUSTRALIAN listed bio-pharmaceutical company Zelda Therapeutics has announced it placed 85,714,286 shares at AU$0.07 per share raising $6m and was oversubscribed with strong support from Australasian institutional investors.
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FDA ticks genetic test
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed marketing of 23andMe Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) tests for 10 conditions.
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Slade chemo in SA
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017SLADE Health has been awarded the SA Health contract to provide chemotherapy compounding services across the state.
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TGA launches codeine strategy
Tuesday | Apr 11 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has launched the first stage of communications to consumers about the rescheduling of codeine effective 01 Feb 2018, and is highlighting the importance of pharmacists in minimising harm from the medication.