News
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Guild Update 18 Oct 16 : Stress and wellbeing survey
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016PHARMACISTS and pharmacy staff are being urged to take part in a Stress and Wellbeing Survey being conducted on behalf of the Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS).
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Dispensary Corner 18 Oct 16
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016THEY say the devil is in the detail, but now there are some pretty interesting details in the devil.
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New TGA proforma
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016SPONSORS of biological prescription medicines (including vaccines) requiring certification when requested by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) have a new proforma document to fill in and submit electronically as a single PDF.
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Caps colour confusion
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016SLIGHTLY variant capsule colours have created confusion for busy pharmacists dispensing Fluoxetine and Tramadol in New Zealand, the NZ Pharmacy Council has warned.
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Blooms new CoQ10
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016BLOOMS Health Products has announced the launch of Blooms Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) 150 AquaCelle Enhanced, which they describe as a "breakthrough product using Australian-first AquaCelle technology to enhance Coenzyme Q10 absorption by over 400%", based on a study being prepared for publication in RDC Clinical.
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Amcal carers study
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016AMCAL has released the results of a research report commissioned in partnership with Carers Australia showing many of Australia's 2.8 million unpaid carers aren't looking after themselves.
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Cannabis confusion
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016COMPANIES selling cannabis based products in the UK have been told to remove them from the market within 28 days, after a review by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) determined that they were medicinal products.
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Needle and syringe Guild Qld webinar
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia is conducting a Qld QCP Pharmacy Needle and Syringe Program (PNSP) webinar on 11 Dec focusing on the value of the program to the community and the implementation of safe and valuable practices.
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Coffee-dementia link
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016CAFFEINE'S association with lower risk of dementia as published in The Journals of Gerontology (PD 12 Oct) has been described by leading Australian Gerontologist Henry Brodaty as an association only, not a causative relationship.
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Pharmacy students interim registration
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016PHARMACY students who will soon complete an approved program of study can go online immediately to apply for provisional registration before they graduate, the Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced.