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Dispensary Corner 15 Sep 17
Friday | Sep 15 2017HOW do you manage a misspelt set of football jerseys?.
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Monash Prof granted RPS fellowship
Friday | Sep 15 2017PROFESSOR William Charman, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
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HCP suicide rates
Friday | Sep 15 2017A RETROSPECTIVE mortality study has found that suicide rates for health care professionals (HCP)with ready access to prescription medications was higher than for those in health professions without such access or in non-HCP occupations.
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Alzheimer’s hope
Friday | Sep 15 2017AUSTRALIAN researchers in Melbourne and China have used experimental drugs to target a recently described molecular pathway that damages the brain after a stroke, bringing these treatments one step closer to the clinic for stroke sufferers.
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No prenatal alcohol
Friday | Sep 15 2017RESEARCHERS at the University of Bristol, UK, assessing the impact of prenatal maternal alcohol intake on the foetus via a systematic review and meta-analysis, reported they were surprised to find a lack of strong data.
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Guild awards open
Friday | Sep 15 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has opened applications for the Pharmacy of the Year Award and other awards.
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Vitamin D obesity link
Friday | Sep 15 2017DEFICIENCY of vitamin D during growth and development has been clearly associated with a range of health concerns, incuding the risk of chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes, hypertension, multiple sclerosis and many types of cancer, according to a study summarising the effects in the International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics.
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Dementia-cardiac link
Friday | Sep 15 2017A WORLD-FIRST experiment by a University of South Australia cognitive neuroscientist could mitigate the impact of heart surgery on thousands of older Australians at risk of dementia.
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PBS pricing Oct cycle
Friday | Sep 15 2017THE pricing adjustments for the Oct Cycle of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) reductions to take effect 01 Oct have now been posted on the PBS website.
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Managing codeine stocks post 01 Feb
Friday | Sep 15 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has posted an update on how to manage stocks of products containing codeine following their rescheduling to S4 on 01 Feb 2018.
