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Dispensary Corner 08 Mar 17
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017There’s even an app for that - technology appears to have gone to a fairly ridiculous extreme, in the form of a new ‘smart condom’ which tracks, among other things, the calories burned during a sexual encounter.
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SA/NT pharmacists honoured
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia honoured South Australian and Northern Territory pharmacy achievers earlier this year, with Dr Natalie Soulsby named SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year.
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Keytruda approval
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved MSD's anti-PD1 immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of both metastatic first-line and advanced second-line non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Qld Bauxite buys into medical cannabis
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017VETERAN gold fossicker and Queensland Bauxite Ltd (QBL) executive chairwoman Pnina "Diamond Rose" Feldman has disclosed in an ASX announcement that Queensland Bauxite would buy 55% of unlisted public company Nimbin-based Medical Cannabis Limited (MCL).
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Rural pharmacy future
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017THE Rural Pharmacy Forum at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP2017) this year will focus on the future of rural pharmacy and how the changing landscape of health and pharmacy practice in Australia, combined with technological developments, has led to many pharmacists questioning just what lies ahead for this sector of the profession.
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NDSS clarity at APP
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017TYPE II diabetes patients who are mostly (76%) not on insulin therapy to manage their diabetes, have been impacted by new access arrangements to Blood Glucose Test Strips (BGTS) from 01 Jul 2016 via the National Diabetes Supply Scheme (NDSS).
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Sigma unveils new name
Wednesday | Mar 8 2017SIGMA Pharmaceuticals has today announced plans to change its name to Sigma Healthcare Ltd, "to better reflect its broader healthcare focus".
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Guild Update 07 Mar 17: Guild Pharmacy of the Year
Tuesday | Mar 7 2017THE pharmacy sector's premier conference, APP, is now just two sleeps away, and one of the looming highlights will be the naming of the Guild Pharmacy of the Year.
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Dispensary Corner 07 Mar 17
Tuesday | Mar 7 201740 year old Rolden Batista has strummed his way back to good health.
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Flu vaccine supplies
Tuesday | Mar 7 2017THE government has secured a supply of new vaccines protecting against four strains of influenza virus for the 2017 season.