News
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Hep A supplies OK
Wednesday | Jul 12 2017SANOFI Pasteur has confirmed that it does have stock of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis A / Typhoid combination vaccines available in Australia, despite some recent media coverage suggesting possible impending shortages.
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NovoPen Echo recall
Wednesday | Jul 12 2017INSULIN company Novo Nordisk, in consultation with the TGA, has initiated a consumer level recall of some batches of its NovoPen Echo insulin cartridge holder after detecting there was a possibility they could crack or break if exposed to chemicals in some cleaning agents, impacting insulin dosing.
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Corum-Tyro integration
Wednesday | Jul 12 2017AUSTRALIAN-LISTED healthcare software company Corum Healthcare has partnered with EFTPOS technology specialist company Tyro to provide community pharmacies with a flexible payment system that's independent of the major banks.
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ASMI pre-approvals concern
Wednesday | Jul 12 2017THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has backed changes to the complaints process around advertising of medicines and medical devices to the public, but expressed disquiet over the details.
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Dispensary Corner 11 July 17
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017THE rock 'Viagra' appears to have had the desired effect in Norway, where workers managed to re-erect a famous penis-shaped geological formation last week.
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Adherence or strokes
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017NON-ADHERENCE to antihypertensive medication in patients with hypertension has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a Japanese study involving almost 40,000 patients.
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NZ tramadol warning
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017NEW Zealand's Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) has issued an alert under the trans-Tasman early warning system about the use of tramadol during breastfeeding.
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Healthcare Atlas study
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017THE Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is inviting researchers and other stakeholders to provide feedback on the impact of the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, via a brief five-question survey.
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Vale Adrian Ryan
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017DR Adrian Ryan, former Reader, Head of Sydney University's Department of Pharmacy and former member of Senate of the University of Sydney, passed away on 9 Jun 2017.
