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Dispensary Corner 04 Nov 16
Friday | Nov 4 2016SILVER-WOVEN undies designed to reduce 99% of radiation from the smartphone in the pocket may be the key to protecting men's fertility.
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Generic switch risk
Friday | Nov 4 2016A RETROSPECTIVE cohort study in a 'real-world' setting has revealed that switching patients between generic equivalents may expose patients to a higher risk of therapy discontinuation.
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PHARMAC vax supply
Friday | Nov 4 2016NZ'S PHARMAC agency is inviting proposals for the supply of regional vaccine storage and distribution services, with proposals to be submitted via the Government Electronic Tender Service at www.gets.govt.nz by 5pm on 29 Nov 16.
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New healthcare atlas
Friday | Nov 4 2016A NEW online interactive tool, compiled by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, allows users to explore data in the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation in more detail including zooming in on maps.
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Reform for vaccines
Friday | Nov 4 2016REFORM Management says it's the number one independent supplier of vaccines to pharmacy, and has also launched a price guarantee not to be undercut by any genuine competitor offer on any of its products.
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Script-stopping race
Friday | Nov 4 2016MELBOURNE Cup, the "race that stops a nation", also managed to stop, or at least slow, script numbers around Australia on Tue, according to data released by eRx Script Exchange.
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Bexsero out of stock
Friday | Nov 4 2016GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK) has again advised that due to high global demand for Bexsero (meningococcal B) vaccine, the product will be unavailable for supply in Australia until early 2017.
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GSK Ermington plant to close
Friday | Nov 4 2016GLAXOSMITHKLINE has confirmed the closure of its manufacturing site in the Sydney suburb of Ermington, with the facility to cease operation in 2020.
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Pharmacists in cardiac clinic
Friday | Nov 4 2016TWO normally Melbourne-based pharmacists have volunteered their time to travel across regional Queensland in a mobile cardiac clinic to help support local pharmacists in providing medicine reviews and in-depth discussions with patients about their medicine.