News
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Cosentyx PBS listed
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016FROM October 1 2016 Australia's first interleukin-17A (IL- 17A) inhibitor Cosentyx (secukinumab) from Novartis will be reimbursed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for the treatment of two chronic, systemic inflammatory diseases: ankylosing spondylitis and severe psoriatic arthritis under specific conditions.
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Young eschew cigs
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016THERE has been a reduction in the number of secondary students and adults who smoked regularly with a decline of almost a quarter for both groups, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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MPharm vax qualification
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016THE University of Sydney Faculty of Pharmacy has announced that its Master of Pharmacy graduates will be the first intern pharmacists in Australia qualified to administer influenza vaccinations, as a result of an agreement between the University and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Cancer drug cost/benefit query
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016A prominent Melbourne oncologist has questioned the wisdom of PBS funding for recently developed cancer medications, which provide only limited benefits for patients.
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Terry White review input
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016TERRY White Chemists, Chemmart and Chemplus pharmacies have called on the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation to support the current funding system and recognise the role pharmacists play beyond dispensing.
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Guild urges “health hubs”
Tuesday | Oct 4 2016THE government should fund community pharmacies to become 'local health hubs' where there are shortages of GPs and other health professionals, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Events Calendar 30 Sep 16
Friday | Sep 30 2016WELCOME to Pharmacy Daily's events calendar, opportunities to earn CPE and CPD points.
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Dispensary Corner 30 Sep 16
Friday | Sep 30 2016RICKY the arthritic rooster (pictured) has been given a special set of orthopaedic shoes to relieve his painful symptoms.
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Manuka UTI effect
Friday | Sep 30 2016MANUKA honey could prevent serious urinary tract infections caused by catheters used to drain patients' bladders, according to new laboratory research published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.
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NPSA CSO reminder
Friday | Sep 30 2016THE National Pharmaceutical Services Association says yesterday's power failure in South Australia is a "telling reminder of the benefits of Australia's National Medicines Policy and the value of the Community Services Obligation".