News
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FDA wins with patent
Monday | Jan 16 2017TWO scientists in the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Vaccines Research and Review created a cost-effective step in the manufacture of a meningitis vaccine called MenAfriVac, earning the FDA a 2016 Patents for Humanity Award for Impact on Global Public Health, and leading to more than 235 million lives being protected by the vaccine.
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Ondansetron trumped by chewing gum
Monday | Jan 16 2017LEADING antiemetic ondansetron may have met its match in efforts to stem the tides of nausea for women post-operatively, in the form of Wrigley's peppermint chewing gum.
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Course on the nose
Monday | Jan 16 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the addition to the myCPD site of a new course examining the management of allergic rhinitis as it plays out in a community pharmacy setting.
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SHPA online journal
Monday | Jan 16 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists (SHPA) says its new plans for the online publication the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) announced last year (PD 21 Nov) are taking shape and will see six editions this year.
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Omega-3 in pregnancy
Monday | Jan 16 2017CHILDREN'S risk of developing asthma can be reduced by as much as 32% if the mother keeps up fish oil (omega-3) to a sufficient level through the third trimester of their pregnancy, according to new double-blind follow-up research out of the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood.
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Fri 13th resignation
Monday | Jan 16 2017PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed the resignation on Friday of Health Minister Sussan Ley (PD breaking news Fri), who on Monday last week had stepped aside pending an investigation into her travel expenses claims.
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GuildCare finalists named
Monday | Jan 16 2017GUILDCARE has announced the 2017 GuildCare Pharmacy of the Year finalists as: Capital Chemist Wanniassa, ACT; Lanyon Pharmacy, ACT and Priceline Pharmacy Woden, ACT.
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Priceline Kooyong Classic
Monday | Jan 16 2017THE 2017 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic wrapped up last week, with women competing for the first time in 20 years.
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China loves Blackmores
Monday | Jan 16 2017THE colossal Asian market is likely to lift Blackmores into the top five brands selling online in China, according to Credit Suisse financial analyst Ben Levin.
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PD breaking news – Sussan Ley resigns as Health Minister
Friday | Jan 13 2017Turnbull announces Ley resignation Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced the resignation of Health Minister Sussan.