News
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Location rule fraud exposed
Wednesday | Jun 28 2017THE Federal Court of Australia has ordered that a company trust called Slopen Main belonging to pharmacist Ross Darnell must have its application to set up a pharmacy "set aside" with opposition from two pharmacies in Cove Hill Shopping Centre in Bridgewater near Hobart, namely Elizabeth Hope Priceline Pharmacy and Brighton Pharmacy.
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Dispensary Corner 27 Jun 17
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017HOW to skirt the rules - around 30 schoolboys at Isca Academy in the southwestern English city of Exeter turned up at school wearing the girls' uniform of short-sleeved white shirts, school ties plus gray & white plaid skirts in an effort to keep cool.
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Statin nocebo effect
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017RESEARCHERS have warned that many presumed statin-associated muscle pains may be the result of the "nocebo effect" under which patients experience adverse side effects unrelated to the specific pharmacological action of the drug - see thelancet.com.
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New priority pathway
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the implementation of a Priority Review pathway for the registration of novel prescription medicines for Australian patients, with a target timeframe for assessment of 150 days - up to 30 days shorter than standard registration processes.
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New UK minister
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017STEVE Brine has been appointed as the new UK Pharmacy Minister, replacing David Mowat who lost his seat in the British general election earlier this month.
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Pharmacy satisfaction
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017MY CHEMIST has topped the May monthly rankings in the Roy Morgan Research customer satisfaction awards for pharmacy.
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NZ bulk distribution
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017NEW Zealand's PHARMAC has confirmed it will proceed with an agreement with EBOS offshoot Onelink for the bulk distribution and logistics services for publicly funded condoms and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) pharmaceuticals to community health organisations.
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Antibiotic stewardship
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017ANTIBIOTIC stewardship programs have been shown in a large meta-analysis to significantly reduce the incidence of infections and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and clostridium difficile infections in hospital inpatients.
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Remote dispensing
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017MACHINE dispensing is a key option canvassed in the King Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Interim Report, referencing the trialling of the concept in the UK and its use giving broader access in rural and remote regions of Canada.
