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Dispensary Corner 17 Nov 16
Thursday | Nov 17 2016HERE'S a novel solution for keeping your loved one close even when there's physical distance between the two of you: a ring that allows you to see and feel their heartbeat in real tine.
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Drug pricing update
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE Health Department has provided updated details around setting an approved ex-manufacturer price for new or extended listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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EU medicine models
Thursday | Nov 17 2016A WORKSHOP on the use of innovative modelling and simulation approaches during the development and regulatory assessment of medicines will take place at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 21 Nov 2016.
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Mark Dunn honoured
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE Tasmanian pharmacy fraternity has banded together in a celebratory dinner to highlight top pharmacy achievers, with the event a collaboration between the PSA, the Guild, SHPA and the University of Tasmania Pharmacy Department.
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NOAC reversal agent
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE first and thus far only reversal agent for a non vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) has been given a boost with the release of results from a large patient study presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Nature’s Own scoops
Thursday | Nov 17 2016AUSTRALIAN brand Nature's Own has taken out top spot as the most widely consumed vitamins, minerals and supplements brand in the country, according to a recent survey by Roy Morgan Research.
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PharmaData success
Thursday | Nov 17 2016PHARMADATA co-founders Adam Gilmore and Guy Mackenzie were nominated as Technology Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for the second year running, at last weekend's Brisbane News Australia Awards.
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Pharmacists check inhaler skill
Thursday | Nov 17 2016DISCOUNT Drug Stores (DDS) has launched an asthma awareness campaign in conjunction with Lung Health Awareness Month, highlighting actions the group's pharmacists can take to improve inhaler technique.
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Scholarship applications up 100%
Thursday | Nov 17 2016PHARMACY Cricket has received a 100% increase in the number of applications for the two scholarships which they award each season to any student studying pharmacy in Australia.
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VPA monitors ownership
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) has flagged ongoing close scrutiny of "commercial arrangements that pharmacies have with third parties," to ensure that the ownership provisions specified in the Victorian Pharmacy Regulation Act 2010 are upheld.