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Sickle cell FDA tick
Monday | Jul 10 2017THE US FDA has approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients aged five years and older with sickle cell disease, to reduce serious complications associated with the disorder.
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Telstra for My Health
Monday | Jul 10 2017TELSTRA Health has joined IT systems integrator Chamonix, digital health start-up Tyde and online appointment booking service HealthEngine as a licensed portal operator for the My Health Record, so consumers using the new HealthNow app can use it to access their My Health Record via the app, reports Pulse+IT.
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Antidepressant-benzo concomitance
Monday | Jul 10 2017THE risks of dispensing benzodiazepine and antidepressant therapy concomitantly have been highlighted in a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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TGA to handle complaints
Monday | Jul 10 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will assume responsibility for all complaints about therapeutic goods advertisements in Australia from 01 Jul 2018, with the move seeing the demise of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Complaints Resolution Panel (TGACRP).
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CGM diabetes push
Friday | Jul 7 2017TYPE 1 diabetes lobby group The Danii Foundation has urged the sector to "make your voice heard" by making submissions to a Health Department probe regarding the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring product, to consider its suitability for subsidisation under the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS).
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FIP on fake products
Friday | Jul 7 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) will host a session on Subsidised and Falsified (SF) Medical Products as part of its upcoming World Congress which will take place in Seoul, Korea from 10-14 Sep this year.
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Sandwich won’t sway
Friday | Jul 7 2017WHEN health professionals are provided with an "educational event", it has become legitimate practice for sponsoring companies to also provide refreshments, but within a very regulated framework, Medicines Australia has explained.
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Pharmacy vax success
Friday | Jul 7 2017COMMUNITY pharmacists in England administered 950,765 flu vaccinations to patients under the national NHS Flu Vaccination Service in 2016--2017, according to official figures in the Advanced Service Flu Report, published by the NHS Business Services Authority.