News
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Animal testing ban
Monday | Jan 9 2017TESTING of cosmetics on animals will be banned by the Department of Health under the government's plan to implement its pre-election promise on the matter.
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Ezetimibe consult
Monday | Jan 9 2017THE public consultation on the draft Ezetimibe Post-market Review Report will open on 30 Jan 2017 and close at 5pm 10 Feb.
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FDA hits deceptive adverts
Monday | Jan 9 2017ACCORDING to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), how well consumers and healthcare professionals are able to identify deceptive information plays a role in the agency's enforcement approach.
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Revisit codeine decision?
Monday | Jan 9 2017NORTH Queensland's Calanna Whole Health Pharmacy group is calling for a rethink on the controversial decision to reschedule codeine-containing medicines to prescription-only, announced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration just before Christmas (PD 20 Dec).
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Events Calendar 6 Jan 17
Friday | Jan 6 201717 Feb: Foundation Seminar in Clinical Medication Management; Melbourne, VIC; for details and to register see:.
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Dispensary Corner 06 Jan 17
Friday | Jan 6 2017HUMAN teeth are being used in jewellery design in place of ivory.
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Hep C drug now PBS
Friday | Jan 6 2017EFFECTIVE this week the long anticipated hepatitis C treatment for genotypes 1 and 4 (PD 16 Dec 16) has been PBS listed, bringing enthusiastic welcoming comments from Hepatitis Australia.
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Bowel screen >50s
Friday | Jan 6 2017THE National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit will again be sent out to all people turning 50 this year free of charge, as the scheme renews its warnings to Australians about increased risk.
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Ross River virus reaches Victoria
Friday | Jan 6 2017IN WHAT has been described as an "explosion" of the dreaded mosquito-born auto-immune Ross River disease, more than 300 people have been diagnosed with the condition in Victoria during the 2016 calendar year, Fairfax reports.
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Rollover your CPD
Friday | Jan 6 2017WITH 2016 behind us, the College of Pharmacy recommends members rollover their 2015/16 CPD Learning Plan into a 2016/17 Learning Plan.