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Dispensary Corner 18 Aug 17
Friday | Aug 18 2017THE "afterburner effect" is probably a significant phenomenon for competitors in China's "Spicy King" competition in Nngxiang, which aims to attract visitors to the southern Chinese Hunan province which is famous for its spicy cuisine.
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Soliris patent extends
Friday | Aug 18 2017ALEXION Pharmaceuticals has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has extended patents for Soliris (eculizumab) to include paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) with patent expiration in 2027.
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New US telepharmacy
Friday | Aug 18 2017RETAIL giant Kmart has opened its first in-store "telepharmacy" with an on-site pharmacy technician linked to a remote pharmacist.
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Aus/NZ paracetamol poisoning guidelines
Friday | Aug 18 2017UPDATED guidelines around management of paracetamol poisoning have been published in an article commissioned by the Medical Journal of Australia but not peer reviewed.
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UK OTC psoriasis
Friday | Aug 18 2017BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has announced the rescheduling of Dovonex Psoriasis 50 microgram/g ointment which will be available through pharmacies without prescription.
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TGA balances Lateline
Friday | Aug 18 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA's) Special Access Scheme (SAS) Category B, by which patients can access a range of unregistered medicines, came under fire from the ABC Lateline television program this week, prompting a balancing response.
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Medicine misuse
Friday | Aug 18 2017NPS MedicineWise's 7th annual campaign has been announced with a focus on "Medicine misuse can happen to anyone".
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Course fever runs hot
Friday | Aug 18 2017GUILD Learning and Development has partnered with Reckitt Benckiser to create a CPD-accredited online course titled 'Managing fever in infants and toddlers'.
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FDA Zika samples
Friday | Aug 18 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made available a panel of human plasma samples to aid in the regulatory evaluation of serological tests to detect recent Zika virus infection.
