News
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Metformin use up
Friday | Mar 17 2017THE high use of metformin monotherapy reflects its place in guidelines as first line therapy, says the Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.
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UK approval fast track
Friday | Mar 17 2017THE UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced major changes to its approval processes, which will see some treatments made available five months earlier than previously.
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APP smashes records
Friday | Mar 17 2017APP2017 set new records with more than 6,500 delegates attending the conference on the Gold Coast, together with a record 450 exhibitor stands.
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Last call for abstracts
Friday | Mar 17 2017WITH the Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting being held on Thu 04 May 2017 in the Olympic Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the organisers have issued an alert that today is the last date to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations.
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Members hail Sigma
Friday | Mar 17 2017THE recent Sigma Conference, which took place on the Gold Coast in the lead-up to APP last week, was well received by delegates from both Amcal and Guardian branded pharmacies.
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FDA Keytruda tick
Friday | Mar 17 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients with refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, or those who have relapsed after three or more prior lines of therapy.
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ATO boost for Avita
Friday | Mar 17 2017WOUND treatment specialist firm Avita Medical has hailed the receipt of a Research & Development Tax Incentive rebate from the Australian Taxation Office worth almost $1 million.
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More pharmacy vax feedback
Friday | Mar 17 2017PHARMACY Daily readers continue to react to comments by Professor Robert Booy of the Influenza Specialists Group (PD Tue), who earlier this week claimed pharmacist flu vaccinations were using old stock not formulated for 2017 strains.
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Guild urges Hunt to act
Friday | Mar 17 2017PHARMACY Guild executive director David Quilty has asked federal health minister Greg Hunt to follow up his positive speech at APP last week (PD 10 Mar) with urgent action.
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