News
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Fred IT links with AMH
Tuesday | Jan 16 2018FRED IT Group and the Australian Medicines Handbook have announced a partnership which will provide users of the cloud-based solution Fred NXT system with direct access to the Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) medicines information.
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Dispensary Corner 15 Jan 18
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE animal cuteness scale has just been demolished with the arrival of a big-eyed baby two-toed sloth (pictured below) at an indoor bird zoo in Pittsburgh.
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Dr shopper home-cooker arraigned
Monday | Jan 15 2018A PERTH woman, who's identity changed frequently over the years, managed to access "tens of thousands" of MS Contin tablets, containing various amounts of morphine by doctor-shopping throughout the city, according to a report in The West Australian, and lending support to the argument that doctor-shopping is the main issue around supply of controlled drugs.
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Brenzys guide
Monday | Jan 15 2018BIOSIMILAR Brenzys (etanercept) from MSD Australia is the subject of a new online course provided by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to equip community pharmacists to manage issues around dispensing and consulting on biosimilar products.
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Nicotine in pregnancy
Monday | Jan 15 2018NICOTINE replacement therapies such as nicotine gum and patches are better options for expectant mothers than smoking, according to current international guidelines, reviewed in the MJA.
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Black triangle details
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has posted information for sponsors about inclusion in the black triangle scheme associated with newly approved products requiring additional monitoring.
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Nurse issued Stilnox
Monday | Jan 15 2018DAVID Cain, a credentialed mental health nurse and psychotherapist, was found by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to have engaged in professional misconduct by delivering Stilnox tabs to a patient who suffered from borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression.
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Pharmaceutical calcs
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE fifth edition of Pharmaceutical Calculations has been released by John Wiley & Sons and has been reviewed in Australian Prescriber, the official organ of NPS Medicinewise.
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MHR scripts >12 million
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE total number of prescription records uploaded to the My Health Record system by healthcare providers has now reached 12,380,209 while dispense records by pharmacists stand at 3,401,667.
