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Weekly Comment 20 Mar 17: Implementing the New Golden Rules of Injection Technique in Pharmacy
Monday | Mar 20 2017WELCOME to PD's weekly comment feature.
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Dispensary Corner 20 Mar 17
Monday | Mar 20 2017CAT lovers across the globe will be rejoicing this week, after the US release of a new perfume formulated to smell exactly like kitten fur.
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MyDNA reveals dairy intolerance at APP
Monday | Mar 20 2017ABOUT 40% of the 300 APP delegates who were tested at the myDNA stand during the conference learnt that their stomachs may not cope well with more than one glass of milk per day.
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Priceline Festival Towers takes the cake
Monday | Mar 20 2017Priceline Pharmacy Festival Towers in Brisbane celebrated its 10th birthday earlier this month.
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Diabetologist accused
Monday | Mar 20 2017BRITISH consultant diabetologist Paul Grant, who edited the British Journal of Diabetes from 2014 to 2016, is facing allegations by the General Medical Council that he fabricated research data.
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NZ cold sore trial
Monday | Mar 20 2017A number of pharmacies in New Zealand are participating in a national clinical trial of "medical grade Kanuka honey" for the treatment of cold sores.
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UK online guidelines
Monday | Mar 20 2017BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has updated its guidance for people supplying medicines online to countries across Europe.
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Blackmores China fine
Monday | Mar 20 2017BLACKMORES has been fined almost $70,000 in China for violating advertising laws, with the penalty related to a social media video featuring tennis star Li Na, in which the company claimed to be "Australia's number one," and that its products could treat conditions such as cardiovascular disease and arthritis, reports Fairfax media.
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FIP abstracts sought
Monday | Mar 20 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is reminding delegates to this year's 77th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Seoul, South Korea, that the deadline for submissions of abstracts is 01 Apr.
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Vit B protects against air pollution effects?
Monday | Mar 20 2017A SMALL scale human trial has suggested that high doses of vitamin B supplements (2.5mg of folic acid, 50mg of vitamin B6, and 1mg of vitamin B12) may offset the damage caused by fine particulate matter as found in heavily polluted places like Beijing or Mexico.