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Dispensary Corner 03 Feb 17
Friday | Feb 3 2017BRITAIN'S National Health Service is generating so much internet traffic that Google is mistaking it for a cyber attack.
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Psoriasis Rx funded
Friday | Feb 3 2017INTERLEUKIN-17A inhibitor, Taltz (ixekizumab) from Lilly is now listed on the PBS as an authority required listing for the treatment of patients with severe chronic plaque psoriasis, providing another option for afflicted people.
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Very generous Guild
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia donated almost $240,000 to political parties over the last twelve months, according to new figures revealed in Canberra yesterday.
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FIP urges QUM data
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has published a new document laying out a vision for global collaboration to ensure high quality medicines information, which it says should form part of national medicines policies.
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Advertising for Vit D
Friday | Feb 3 2017VITAMIN D will be included in Appendix H of the Australian medicines schedule, allowing for the direct to consumer advertising, under a recommendation from the TGA's Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS).
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Prescriber out now
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE latest issue of NPS' official organ Australian Prescriber includes a discussion of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as a summary article titled "Midazolam for status epilepticus".
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BioCeuticals earlybird
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE 5th BioCeuticals Research Symposium, to be held this year in Sydney 21-23 Apr, has opened earlybird registration until 10 Mar.
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Pharmacist struck off
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has cancelled the registration of a pharmacist/medical practitioner due to professional misconduct.
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EC guide from PSA
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released new guidelines and professional resources for registered pharmacists on emergency contraception, after the rescheduling to pharmacist-only of ulipristal acetate (PD Tue).
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Compounding alive & well
Friday | Feb 3 2017THE art and science of compounding medicines is alive and well in Australia, according to a new article in the latest issue of Australian Prescriber.