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TGA approves leukaemia drug
Wednesday | Jan 11 2017VENCLEXTA (venetoclax) has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to treat patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).
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ITP early bird closing
Wednesday | Jan 11 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced its Intern Training Program (ITP) is still open for early bird registration until 17 Jan.
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No pilot Leyway
Wednesday | Jan 11 2017THE saga around the presently stood down Minister for Health Sussan Ley continues to grow in the general media with new allegations around Ley's chartering of a private plane to pilot flights from Canberra to Melbourne and Adelaide at a cost of some $13,000 dollars to the taxpayer, according to Fairfax Media.
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Novartis Greece raid
Wednesday | Jan 11 2017GREEK prosecutors have raided the Athens offices of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis as part of a probe into bribery allegations involving doctors and public health officials, a court official told Reuters.
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Statins underprescribed
Wednesday | Jan 11 2017YOUNGER adults are being shortchanged in the treatment of their hyperlipidaemia by being refused statin therapy when indicated, according to findings published in JAMA Cardiology.
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NZ pharmacists find information gap
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017DESPITE widespread communications about the state-funded whooping cough vaccination program in New Zealand, many women who did not have the vaccine had not been alerted to it during their pregnancy, according to a Fairfax report.
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PBAC November recommendations
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) as published its latest list of funding recommendations including positive, rejected and deferred decisions for the PBS funding of drugs.
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AMA says NSPs needed in prisons
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017THE Australian Medical (AMA) Association is calling for needle and syringe programs (NSPs) to be introduced in prisons to help cut down the spread of Blood Borne Viruses (BBV).
