News
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US case of Coca-Cola
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017COCA-COLA has been charged with "misleading and deceptive advertising practices around the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages" in a US lawsuit, reports the BMJ.
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Rx meds in pregnancy
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017SEVERAL new registered medicines have been added to the Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy database by the TGA.
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AMA pro Vic trial
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017THE Australian Medical Association has voiced its support for the Victorian gov't trial which will allow pharmacists to renew scripts and adjust dosages (PD Thu).
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Pharmacy finger-prick tool
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017CARDIOLOGIST Dr Ross Walker will present a new tool for pharmacists at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference in March, which he says could improve the heart health of the 80% of Australians currently at-risk.
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CSO manager reappointed
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017AUSTRALIAN Healthcare Associates has been reappointed as the Administration Agency for the Community Service Obligation (CSO) funding pool under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, after an open tender process.
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Dispensary Corner 16 Jan 17
Monday | Jan 16 2017IF YOU’RE allergic to the cold, the icy province of Saskatoon in Canada where the temperatures.
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Weekly Comment 16 Jan 17: Choosing the right fish oil for you!
Monday | Jan 16 2017This week's contributor is Natasha McKay, SOUTHERNATURE Naturopath & Herbalist.
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FDA wins with patent
Monday | Jan 16 2017TWO scientists in the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Vaccines Research and Review created a cost-effective step in the manufacture of a meningitis vaccine called MenAfriVac, earning the FDA a 2016 Patents for Humanity Award for Impact on Global Public Health, and leading to more than 235 million lives being protected by the vaccine.
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Ondansetron trumped by chewing gum
Monday | Jan 16 2017LEADING antiemetic ondansetron may have met its match in efforts to stem the tides of nausea for women post-operatively, in the form of Wrigley's peppermint chewing gum.
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Course on the nose
Monday | Jan 16 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the addition to the myCPD site of a new course examining the management of allergic rhinitis as it plays out in a community pharmacy setting.
