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Events Calendar 16 Feb 18
Friday | Feb 16 201816-18 Mar: Annual Therapeutic Update 2018; Fairmont Resort, Blue Mountains; for details and registrations visit: www.psa.org.au,.
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Dispensary Corner 16 Feb 18
Friday | Feb 16 2018THE man famed for being the fifth most talented actor to play James Bond is facing jail in India.
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Choose pain Rx wisely
Friday | Feb 16 2018NPS MedicineWise has released through its Choosing Wisely Australia website guidance on pain management, based on work from the Faculty of Pain Medicine, the Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA).
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TRUST FENMOL recall
Friday | Feb 16 2018PHARMACEUTICAL manufacturer Pharmacor in conjunction with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a retail level recall notice for TRUST FENMOL (paracetamol 500mg ibuprofen 200mg tablet) blister pack with expiry date Jul 2020 and Batch Number: 7121909.
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PDL offers free PI
Friday | Feb 16 2018PHARMACEUTICAL Defence Limited is highlighting its offer of free Pharmacist Professional Liabilities Insurance for first year general registrants.
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Bill amended
Friday | Feb 16 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017) Bill was passed by the Senate yesterday, with the Government and Opposition both supporting an amendment to continue advertising pre-approval (in mainstream media) for two years, with a review after 18 mths.
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Photopheresis alert
Friday | Feb 16 2018HEALTH professionals and consumers are being advised that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is investigating a safety concern regarding the Therakos Cellex Photopheresis System.
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Opdivo for bladders
Friday | Feb 16 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced approval of an eighth indication for Bristol-Myers Squibb's immuno-oncology therapy, Opdivo (nivolumab), namely for advanced inoperable bladder cancer under certain conditions.
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Holista inks $6m deal
Friday | Feb 16 2018ASX-LISTED Perth-based biotech Holista CollTech, focused on natural ingredients and wellness products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with New York-based Holista Foods to supply its patented low glycemic index (GI) mix to Ontario-based Wing's, North America's leading noodle supplier.
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Pharmacist stabbed
Friday | Feb 16 2018IN THE sleepy Wales village of Carmarthenshire in Dec 2016, pharmacist Michael Irons was confronted by a knife-wielding psychotic who believed the medical profession had been conspiratorily overprescribing medication and thought Irons "had profited from it", reports the BBC.
