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Dispensary Corner 02 Jan 18
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018ASTRONAUTS at the International Space Station have perhaps taken nutritional advice to consume lighter foods too literally - by making pizzas they can fling like frisbees before eating.
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Public awareness of codeine scheduling
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018WHILE the 01 Feb 2018 rescheduling of products containing codeine has been on the radar of pharmacists, prescribers and industry stakeholders for more than 12 months, public awareness of the matter and its implications is only now ramping up, with mainstream media highlighting the changes in a number of festive season stories.
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NAPSA AMH winner
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018CAELA Crane, president of the South Australian Pharmacy Students' Association, has won a copy of the Australian Medicines Handbook as part of the 2017 NAPSA National Pharmacy Student Survey competition.
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PBS additions for lung, blood cancers
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018AROUND 800 Australians are set to benefit from the 01 Jan Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) funding for drugs to treat myeloma (cancer of plasma cells) and lung cancer, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced in a media release.
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Full PBS picture
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018MEDICINES Australia has noted that while the top line figure for PBS expenditure has increased to $12.058 billion (PD 22 Dec 2017), this figure is "somewhat misleading" because it does not take into account that $3.2 billion was repaid to the government via rebates from pharmaceutical companies.
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Vic Guild refreshers
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018THE Victorian branch of the Pharmacy Guild will host a face to face training session later this month for staff interested in completing a 'SIRCIND002 Support the Supply of Pharmacy and Pharmacist Only Medicines' workbook with the aid of a qualified Guild Trainer.
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My Chemist tops poll
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018MY CHEMIST has taken out the top spot in the Nov 2017 Customer Satisfaction Awards conducted by Roy Morgan Research.
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Delayed clinical intervention payment
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018THE Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement Claims Team has advised it is experiencing some delays with the Clinical Intervention payment for the period from 01 July-31 October 2017.
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FDA Giapreza tick
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved Giapreza (angiotensin II) injection for intravenous infusion from La Jolla Pharmaceuticals, to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock.
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Medicinal cannabis guidance
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018EVIDENCE-BASED guidance documents on the use of medicinal cannabis have been released to Australian consumers and health professionals by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) following extensive research and consultation.
