News
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Statin nocebo effect
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017RESEARCHERS have warned that many presumed statin-associated muscle pains may be the result of the "nocebo effect" under which patients experience adverse side effects unrelated to the specific pharmacological action of the drug - see thelancet.com.
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New priority pathway
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the implementation of a Priority Review pathway for the registration of novel prescription medicines for Australian patients, with a target timeframe for assessment of 150 days - up to 30 days shorter than standard registration processes.
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New UK minister
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017STEVE Brine has been appointed as the new UK Pharmacy Minister, replacing David Mowat who lost his seat in the British general election earlier this month.
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Pharmacy satisfaction
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017MY CHEMIST has topped the May monthly rankings in the Roy Morgan Research customer satisfaction awards for pharmacy.
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NZ bulk distribution
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017NEW Zealand's PHARMAC has confirmed it will proceed with an agreement with EBOS offshoot Onelink for the bulk distribution and logistics services for publicly funded condoms and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) pharmaceuticals to community health organisations.
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Antibiotic stewardship
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017ANTIBIOTIC stewardship programs have been shown in a large meta-analysis to significantly reduce the incidence of infections and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and clostridium difficile infections in hospital inpatients.
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Remote dispensing
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017MACHINE dispensing is a key option canvassed in the King Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Interim Report, referencing the trialling of the concept in the UK and its use giving broader access in rural and remote regions of Canada.
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Insomnia course
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017GUILD Learning & Development is partnering with MSD with the creation of a new online course titled Belsomra (suvorexant): A different way to manage insomnia.
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Digital ad spending climbs
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017PHARMACEUTICAL marketers in Australia are increasingly utilising online channels to promote their products, with new data collated by advertising analytics firm Standard Media Index indicating a shift in spending from content sites into social media and "programmatic" online advertising.
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Friendlies vaccination surge
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017WESTERN Australia's Friendlies Pharmacy Group has this week achieved more than 22,000 flu vaccinations for the season, eclipsing last year's campaign by 27% to date.