News
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Asthma Rx webinar
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018IN A project jointly funded by asthma medication companies AstraZeneca and Novartis, NPS MedicineWise will host a webinar 'Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma: changing the paradigm' on World Asthma Day, 01 May.
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Clinical pharmacist interventions
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018ABOUT 1,826 electronic prescriptions for 549 women in the high-risk obstetrics inpatient unit of a Women's Hospital in Brazil were the subject of a study which demonstrated that clinical pharmacist interventions were needed to identify potential prescribing errors.
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Free flu vax for Tasmanian children
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018TASMANIAN Health Minister Michael Ferguson this week announced that children in the state aged between six months and five years will be eligible for a free influenza vaccination this season.
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FDA restricts Essure
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration has restricted the sale and distribution of Bayer's Essure implantable contraception device, after finding some women were not being adequately informed of the known risks associated with the product - more details at fda.gov.
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Vax can cause the flu?
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018IN SPITE of the persistent rumour that having the influenza vaccine can cause one to catch the virus, the science says this is physically impossible, with all vaccines licenced in Australia being inactivated.
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Dispensary Corner
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018
10 Apr 18HEALTH officials in Britain have launched a review of procedures at a hospital in Ipswich after staff members asked pop star Ed Sheeran to pose for selfies and sign autographs when he was admitted for treatment of a broken arm last year.
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Pharmacists advancing
Monday | Apr 9 2018ADVANCING Practice has announced that Round 1 applications have now closed with Advisory Board chair, Associate Professor Ian Coombes, saying the number of applicants has "well and truly exceeded expectations".
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Amcal sponsors Mother’s Day run
Monday | Apr 9 2018AMCAL has joined forces with next month's iconic Women in Super Mother's Day Classic as a gold sponsor of the annual fun run and walk celebrating those touched by breast cancer and raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research.
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Guild GORD module
Monday | Apr 9 2018GUILD Learning and Development has partnered with Reckitt Benckiser in the development of a CPD-accredited online course titled 'The burning issue: Managing breakthrough symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux'.
