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Dispensary Corner 03 Apr 17
Monday | Apr 3 2017AN AMERICAN footwear company is being criticised after launching a new range of high heeled shoes for babies.
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NTRC launches
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has today launched the National Translational Research Collaborative (NTRC), an initiative which promises to "better connect and support Australian pharmacy research organisations".
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CW property deals
Monday | Apr 3 2017CHEMIST Warehouse looks set to significantly expand its presence in the Sydney CBD, with real estate group CBRE confirming new leases for stores at 299 Elizabeth St and 614-626 George St.
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Low value drugs list
Monday | Apr 3 2017NHS England has announced it will publish a national list of "low value" drugs as part of a new drive to reduce GPs' prescribing costs, according to an article in the BMJ.
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Guild hails tax change
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the passage of the government's Enterprise Tax Plan through the Senate, which will cut taxes paid by pharmacy small businesses and provide welcome relief from other impacts such as PBS reforms and heavy discounting.
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AZ’s Tagrisso FDA nod
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has granted regular approval to Tagrisso (osimertinib from AstraZeneca) for the treatment of patients with a specific mutation-positive form of non-small cell lung cancer.
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Jelly bean expression
Monday | Apr 3 2017GOLD Cross Products has launched an 'Express Yourself with Glucogel' competition, with entrants invited to create artwork using virtual Glucogel jelly beans on a palette at glucojel.com.au with a whopping $20,000 major prize.
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Measles outbreak
Monday | Apr 3 2017WESTERN Sydney is experiencing a potential outbreak of measles, with infected and infectious people last month moving through a Hillsong Church, an RSL club, a hospital emergency department and multiple shopping centres.
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CH2 cyclone success
Monday | Apr 3 2017A number of Pharmacy Daily readers have highlighted the exceptional service provided by pharmacy wholesaler CH2 during the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie.
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GP struck off over S8s
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has cancelled the registration of general practitioner David West, with a finding of professional misconduct following inappropriate prescribing of S8 and S4D drugs including prescribing drugs of addiction to drug dependent patients, and a failure to maintain adequate medical records.