News
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Ibuprofen access call
Friday | Sep 8 2017THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has said it supports the current supermarket consumer access to ibuprofen.
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AHPRA paramedics
Friday | Sep 8 2017THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and National Boards said they welcomed the passage of legislative reforms to establish the Paramedicine Board of Australia and introduce additional measures to protect the public.
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Diet or drugs: reflux
Friday | Sep 8 2017GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL reflux disease, commonly treated with H2RAs or PPIs, can also be managed equally well by a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet with alkaline water, according to a new US study published yesterday in jamanetwork.com.
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TWC Pharmacy Awards
Friday | Sep 8 2017FOCUSING attention on providing the next generation of pharmacists with tools for success was the theme for this year's annual TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) 'Power of One' Conference in Bali from Sep 03-07.
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Sigma builds and rewards
Friday | Sep 8 2017SIGMA Healthcare yesterday announced a strong group building move with the acquisition of MPS, described as Australia's largest provider of dose administration aids to the aged care sector and community pharmacy across Australia (PD Breaking News yesterday).
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PD breaking news – Sigma acquires Medication Packaging Systems (MPS)
Thursday | Sep 7 2017$18.5m purchase part of Sigma’s broader healthcare strategy.
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Dispensary Corner 07 Sep 17
Thursday | Sep 7 2017THE death of the sickie could be upon us if researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have a say.
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Tom Watson Oration
Thursday | Sep 7 2017THIS year's Tom Watson Oration sponsored by the Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, was delivered by Professor Deanna Kroetz from the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco.
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ADE trigger tool
Thursday | Sep 7 2017UNDERSTANDING that elderly patients with multimorbidity are especially vulnerable to adverse drug events (ADEs), Spanish researchers have identified 51 triggers for detecting potential ADEs in this cohort and essential for enabling timely interventions that can mitigate the ADEs.
