News
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Walgreens sales up
Monday | Jan 8 2018AMERICAN pharmacy giant Walgreens has reported a strong quarter, with its retail division posting sales of US$22.5 billion for the three months to 31 Dec - up 9%.
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Pfizer drops neuro drug research
Monday | Jan 8 2018PFIZER has announced the cessation of R&D programs focused on early stage drugs for neuroscience, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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Scottish pharmacies enlisted for quit
Monday | Jan 8 2018THE Scottish Government has commenced a new smoking cessation program through pharmacies under the brand "Quit Your Way - with our support".
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Opioid errors hit palliative patients
Monday | Jan 8 2018RESEARCHERS from the Universities of South Australia and NSW have reported on a study finding errors in palliative care involving opioids are almost three times higher than previously reported in other health settings.
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SAS guidance update
Monday | Jan 8 2018HEALTH professionals have been given updated guidance on sourcing unapproved products via the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Special Access Scheme (SAS) in a new posting.
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Vale Donna Staunton
Monday | Jan 8 2018THE Australian pharmaceutical sector is mourning Donna Staunton, executive director of the National Pharmaceutical Services Association, who died last Fri.
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Paracetamol & fertility
Monday | Jan 8 2018TAKING paracetamol during pregnancy may impair the future fertility of female offspring, according to a review published in endocrineconnections.com.
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Pharmacy diabetes trial details
Monday | Jan 8 2018THE first article describing the protocol for Australia's Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial was published in BMJ Open late last month, detailing the "pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial to compare three screening methods for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in Australian community pharmacy".
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Dispensary Corner 05 Jan 18
Friday | Jan 5 2018YOU name it - a human somewhere on this planet has ingested it, according to the BMJ Case Reports, based on a whopping 15,000 submissions.
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Codeine resource hub
Friday | Jan 5 2018FIRST launched Sep last year (PD 12 Sep 17), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Codeine Information Hub has again been updated, this time to include new education resources for emergency department health professionals.
