News
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Meet NAPSA’s new team
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017LAST weekend the National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association elected a new board at its annual general meeting, held at Melbourne's Monash University.
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Vitamin D-on’t
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017HIGH doses of vitamin D will not stop children aged one to five years catching colds, according to a Canadian study published by JAMA.
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New AusPARs posted
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017AUSTRALIAN Public Assessment Reports (AusPARs) have now been posted for three more products.
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Methotrexate dispensing errors
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration's newly constituted Advisory Committee on Medicines has suggested a range of measures to reduce the risk of dosing errors around low-dose methotrexate.
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FDA cancer approval
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved Nerlynx (neratinib) for the "extended adjuvant treatment" of early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer, meaning it can help lower the risk of the cancer returning.
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Resistance surveillance
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017ANTIMICROBIAL resistance in Australia is now under constant surveillance, giving experts much better and more timely information to help combat the threat, according to a new report from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
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Octogenarian celebrations
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017AUSTRALIAN pharmacy healthcare provider and Sigma Healthcare offshoot Amcal is marking eight decades as a trusted pharmacy franchise group as it celebrates its 80th birthday this month.
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Homeless medication plan
Wednesday | Jul 19 2017A Freedom of Information request lodged by a Pharmacy Daily reader has highlighted the ongoing availability of the "little-known" Continuing Medication Program, which assists people who are homeless and require help with accessing PBS medications.
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Guild Update 18 July 17
Tuesday | Jul 18 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme 2017.
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