News
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New meningitis B vax
Friday | Apr 13 2018PFIZER Pharmaceuticals has announced its new meningococcal Group B vaccine, Trumenba, is now available via private prescription through healthcare providers and pharmacies.
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Prepare students more for prescribing
Friday | Apr 13 2018RESEARCH due to be presented at the Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice (HSRPP) Conference in Britain this week will highlight that pharmacy students need better training around prescribing standards, reports the UK's Pharmaceutical Journal.
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US Express innovation
Friday | Apr 13 2018AMERICAN pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts has announced a new 12-month trial of a "performance-based pharmacy network".
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Somatuline pharmacy listing – HSDP
Friday | Apr 13 2018IPSEN has announced that its acromegaly and carcinoid syndrome treatment Somatuline (lanreotide) has been given an extended PBS listing to include community access under the Section 100 Highly Specialised Drugs Program (HSDP).
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MATES on falls
Friday | Apr 13 2018THE Veterans' Medicines Advice and Therapeutic Education Services (Veterans' MATES) project has released a new educational module on preventing falls, saying that medicines are the "hidden contributor to fall and hip fractures" - veteransmates.net.au.
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Overlord overrated
Friday | Apr 13 2018THE TGA has posted an alert around the use of "Stree Overlord Strong Tablets" saying they pose a risk to health because they contain the undeclared prescription only sildenafil, with the supply of the products illegal in Australia.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Apr 13 2018
13 Apr 18US COLLEGE basketball finals in March create an ideal opportunity to get a vasectomy - right?.
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Free Health Check
Thursday | Apr 12 2018PRICELINE Pharmacy will make its Women's Health Checks free for a month, with a target of assisting 50,000 women across the country.
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Chemsave-AuMake alliance
Thursday | Apr 12 2018ASX-LISTED retailer AuMake International and privately owned Chemsave have announced the formation of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the brands and broadening their reach among daigou and Chinese tourists.
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My Health Record guidelines
Thursday | Apr 12 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia yesterday launched new pharmacist guidelines "to promote meaningful clinical use of the My Health Record system to enhance patient-centred care".
