News
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S3 advertising expansion
Thursday | Jun 7 2018THE list of Schedule 3 items allowed to be advertised to consumers is set for a significant boost, with the Therapeutic Goods Administration proposing the addition of 24 new substances to the existing 19 items on Appendix H of the Poisons Standard.
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NSW pharmacy vax call
Thursday | Jun 7 2018PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia (PSA) NSW president, Professor Peter Carroll and Pharmacy Guild NSW president David Heffernan have issued a formal proposal to NSW Health to bring the state into line with other states when it comes to pharmacist administered vaccination.
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Incontinence surge
Thursday | Jun 7 2018THE pharmacy incontinence market grew 3.8% over the last 12 months, with the overall sector now valued at $36 million according to IRI-Aztec.
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West Vic opioid scripts
Thursday | Jun 7 2018OXYCODONE is the most commonly prescribed opioid in western Victoria, despite the fact that it is not used to treat the most common conditions in this area, according to research from the University of Sydney and Deakin University.
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Cannabis hits cancer
Thursday | Jun 7 2018INCREASING doses of pure tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or pure cannabidiol (CBD) reduces the proliferation of cancer cells in vitro, according to a preclinical study into the effects of medicinal cannabis on childhood brain cancer being carried out in conjunction with the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth.
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Men underestimate skin cancer threat
Thursday | Jun 7 2018ONLY about a third of Aussie men (32%) consider themselves at high risk of skin cancer, despite 82% reporting at least one known risk factor, such as fair hair, skin that burns easily, or spending time outdoors, according to a survey conducted by the Australasian College of Dermatologists.
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Police seek S8 info
Thursday | Jun 7 2018FEDERAL investigators want the ability to access patient information in the proposed national real-time prescription monitoring system (PD 16 Apr) in order to help identify "criminal entrepeneurs" who are diverting prescription opioids with the assistance of "complicit" pharmacists and doctors.
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FDA web warning
Thursday | Jun 7 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration has formally warned nine online networks operating a total of 53 websites that they must "stop illegally marketing potentially dangerous, unapproved and misbranded versions of opioid medications".
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Jun 7 2018
07 Jun 18THE ultimate in unhealthy food combinations has been created in New York (where else!) where a brewing company has joined forces with an ice cream manufacturer.
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