News
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XR paracetamol ban
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) has suspended marketing of modified- or prolonged-release products containing paracetamol, around concerns of complexities in managing overdoses.
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UK 2017 drug shorts
Friday | Dec 22 2017ONGOING drug shortages cost Britain's National Health Service (NHS) 38m (AU$66.2m) last month as more emergency price increases were agreed to boost stocks, according to an analysis by the Evidence-Based Medicine DataLab at the University of Oxford.
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Pharmacies walking
Friday | Dec 22 2017COMMUNITY pharmacies increasingly are joining the Heart Foundation Walking program as a means to build community health while boosting engagement with their customers.
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CPS flags standardisation
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Council of Pharmacy Schools Australia and New Zealand (CPS) has announced it will introduce a set of "standard priorities" to be implemented by all pharmacy schools over a five-year period, in order to ensure globally competitive performance in pharmacy education.
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RACGP stirs WA location rules
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has called for increased competition and patient choice, in its submission to the Western Australian Government Review of Community Pharmacy Ownership.
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Dispensary Corner 21 Dec 17
Thursday | Dec 21 2017WHO doesn't like to relax and have a bit of a laugh at Christmas?.
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TGA innovation talk
Thursday | Dec 21 2017THERAPEUTIC Goods Administration chief Adjunct Professor John Skerritt presented at last week's Therapeutic Innovation Australia Symposium 2017.
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Metformin superager
Thursday | Dec 21 2017NEW research underway in the US is exploring the possibility that diabetes drug metformin could also contribute to a longer life.
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Guild NBN guidance
Thursday | Dec 21 2017WITH telephone and internet links central to the functioning of a pharmacy business, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has developed an NBN "Readiness Guide".
