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SHPA expands residency program
Tuesday | Sep 12 2017FOLLOWING a successful inaugural year which saw 30 sites and over 100 hospital pharmacy residents across the country take part (PD 31 Aug), the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Residency Program is set to expand as applications for 2018 site accreditation open today.
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Pharmacy cancer screen
Tuesday | Sep 12 2017A PHARMASUISSE campaign that led to a long-term pharmacy service screening people for colorectal cancer was declared the winner of this year's International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Health Promotion Campaign Award, sharing the top spot with the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) for a campaign on safe drug use.
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Medicinal cannabis portal
Tuesday | Sep 12 2017PHARMAPROGRAMS has launched the new Medicinal Cannabis Medicines Portal (MCMP) www.mcmp.com.au, designed to provide a streamlined process for medicinal cannabis prescribing and dispensing between health professionals and manufacturers.
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Dispensary Corner 11 Sep 17
Monday | Sep 11 2017IT'S THE same virus that has spread fear across South America in the past two years, but in the US scientists have hopes it might be used to treat brain cancer.
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Park that asthma
Monday | Sep 11 2017CHILDREN who live in the city may have fewer days with asthma symptoms the closer they live to parks and green spaces, according to research being presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2017 today.
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Pharmacy jobs key
Monday | Sep 11 2017INTERNATIONAL Pharmaceutical Federation president Carmel Pena has urged investment in the pharmaceutical workforce in order to boost global health coverage.
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NortriTABS a-flagged
Monday | Sep 11 2017APOTEX has announced that with NortriTABS listed on the PBS as a-flagged effective 01 Aug, it is interchangeable with Allegron (nortriptyline hydrochloride) for the treatment of major depression.
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Alcohol not so wise
Monday | Sep 11 2017NEW research out of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine UK has found that alcohol industry groups misrepresent the alcohol-related risk of cancer in public information.
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BKL running festival
Monday | Sep 11 2017BLACKMORES is once again the major sponsor this year of the Sydney Running Festival, which has proven so popular that the 10km Bridge Run option is now sold out.
