News
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Dispensary Corner 07 Dec 16
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016THE oldest woman in the world has celebrated a milestone, blowing out the candles on her 117th birthday cake this week.
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Trial tender update
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016THE Health Department has issued an addendum to the tender documents for the Tranche 2 funding round of the Pharmacy Trial Program (PD 26 Oct).
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AFT PATY partner
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016AFT Pharmaceuticals has been announced as the partner of the 2017 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award, under the company's Maxigesic brand.
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Dilantin recall
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016PFIZER Australia in consultation with the TGA has initiated a recall for product correction for bottles of phenytoin 30mg capsules, 100mg capsules and 50mg tablets which are marketed under the brand name Dilantin.
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More competition call
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016SOME but not all human services in Australia could benefit from greater competition, contestability and informed user choice, according to a Productivity Commission Report released on Monday this week.
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Iron deficiency Rx
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016NPS MedicineWise via its official organ Australian Prescriber has reinforced that for most people oral iron therapy is still the first choice to correct any level of anaemia.
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New drugs in 2016
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016NEW chemical entities (NCEs) gaining marketing approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia during 2016 have been listed on the TGA website along with Extensions of Indications registrations approved.
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FDA chief resigns
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016AFTER 25 years of service at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), John Jenkins (pictured), director of the Office of New Drugs, will retire from the federal government on 06 Jan 2017.
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Cannabis trial recruiting
Wednesday | Dec 7 2016RESEARCHERS in NSW are now recruiting patients for a "world first" medicinal cannabis trial, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
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Guild Update 06 Dec 16: The Guild Pharmacy of the Year
Tuesday | Dec 6 2016THE Guild Pharmacy of the Year .
