News
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Amcal carers study
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016AMCAL has released the results of a research report commissioned in partnership with Carers Australia showing many of Australia's 2.8 million unpaid carers aren't looking after themselves.
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Cannabis confusion
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016COMPANIES selling cannabis based products in the UK have been told to remove them from the market within 28 days, after a review by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) determined that they were medicinal products.
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Needle and syringe Guild Qld webinar
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia is conducting a Qld QCP Pharmacy Needle and Syringe Program (PNSP) webinar on 11 Dec focusing on the value of the program to the community and the implementation of safe and valuable practices.
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Coffee-dementia link
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016CAFFEINE'S association with lower risk of dementia as published in The Journals of Gerontology (PD 12 Oct) has been described by leading Australian Gerontologist Henry Brodaty as an association only, not a causative relationship.
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Pharmacy students interim registration
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016PHARMACY students who will soon complete an approved program of study can go online immediately to apply for provisional registration before they graduate, the Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced.
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Medicine Addiction IMiA17 abstracts call
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016THE 4th International Medicine in Addiction Conference, IMiA17, will be held at the new Sydney International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney) from 24--26 Mar 2017.
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National Cancer Screening Register
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016A BILL establishing the National Cancer Screening Register has passed through the Senate.
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PPA paying $100 cash for new members
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016PROFESSIONAL Pharmacists Australia is offering intern pharmacists $100 for referring new members to join the union group.
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CWH possible float?
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016CHEMIST Warehouse is "being touted by bankers as a medium-term float candidate," according to a story published last week in the Australian Financial Review.
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ADT-dementia link
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016ANDROGEN deprivation therapy (ADT) which is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, may be associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to new research published in JAMA Oncology.