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Weekly Comment 05 Feb 18: What is the heart and soul of pharmacy?
Monday | Feb 5 2018WELCOME to PD's weekly comment feature.
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Dispensary Corner 05 Feb 18
Monday | Feb 5 2018THE health and safety of American football fans has been assured, with the help of several thousand litres of oil.
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Quad meningitis vax
Monday | Feb 5 2018THE Federal Health Department has announced the addition of Nimenrix, a new quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine, to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) ahead of the next peak meningococcal season which is expected to take place in the second half of the year.
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PARA’KITO promo
Monday | Feb 5 2018PARA'KITO is offering a 10% discount on a range of popular insect repellent products, with the deal valid for purchases to 28 Feb.
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New registrations, generics & biosimilars
Monday | Feb 5 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has posted details around eight new or extended uses of registered medicines as well as new generics.
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Prenatal microbiomes
Monday | Feb 5 2018MOTHERS taking antibiotics during pregnancy may increase by up to 20% the risk of infants being hospitalised through the impact on microbiomes, according to research by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Denmark University.
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GSK, RB bid for Pfizer
Monday | Feb 5 2018PFIZER has confirmed there are only two bidders remaining for its consumer products division, with GlaxoSmithKline and Reckitt Benckiser still having their hats in the ring, according to a Bloomberg report in the US on the weekend.
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Biosimilar awareness
Monday | Feb 5 2018THE TGA has posted a report around the evidence related to the Biosimilar Awareness Initiative, based on a University of South Australia comprehensive literature search and review on the subject.
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Drug prices Trumped?
Monday | Feb 5 2018US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has singled out drug pricing as one of his greatest priorities followed hotly by the opioid crisis in his State of the Union address.
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Ibuprofen pregnancy
Monday | Feb 5 2018IBUPROFEN taken in the first trimester of pregnancy may harm the future fertility of baby girls according to an ex vivo study published in Human Reproduction.
