News
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Corum launches upgrade
Friday | Aug 18 2017PHARMACY software specialist Corum Health has today formally launched its new Streamlined Dispensing option, described as "a more intuitive and user-friendly single-screen workflow".
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Henfrey takes the reins
Friday | Aug 18 2017BLACKMORES chairman Stephen Chapman has announced the appointment of company chief operating officer Richard Henfrey (pictured) as the new ceo for the firm effective yesterday (PD breaking news).
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eHealth pharmacy benefits
Friday | Aug 18 2017THE rollout of the government's My Health Record system and integration with dispensing software in NSW's Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District has returned early positive results for patient care by picking up missing medications information and saving time for clinicians, particularly after hours.
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Dispensary Corner 17 Aug 17
Thursday | Aug 17 2017HAVING silky smooth tresses is probably the least of your worries in the case of a nuclear bomb - but it could be a bit of a problem given that cationic surfactants and polymers are not your hair's best friend in the case of fallout from an attack - what the?.
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Tobacco reengineered
Thursday | Aug 17 2017A RELATIVE of the tobacco plant has been "hijacked" to convert it into a polio vaccine factory in new technology that has the potential to transform vaccine manufacture, scientists say.
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New hearing standards framework
Thursday | Aug 17 2017THE Federal Government has announced it is working with the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care and the hearing sector to develop a safety and quality standards framework.
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Which pregnancy supplements?
Thursday | Aug 17 2017THE Queensland Department of Health has issued a timely alert around the choice of supplements that should be used by pregnant women and why.
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Insurance submission
Thursday | Aug 17 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has made a submission to the current Senate inquiry into private health insurance, saying that while private health insurers should be encouraged to proactively manage their patients to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and readmissions, "their role is not to establish an alternative primary health care system".
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Allergy relief
Thursday | Aug 17 2017VICTORIAN researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute have seen success in curing peanut allergies, with an 18 month course of immunotherapy in children producing desensitation that lasts four years according to a study published at thelancet.com.
