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NZ cold sore trial
Monday | Mar 20 2017A number of pharmacies in New Zealand are participating in a national clinical trial of "medical grade Kanuka honey" for the treatment of cold sores.
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UK online guidelines
Monday | Mar 20 2017BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has updated its guidance for people supplying medicines online to countries across Europe.
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Blackmores China fine
Monday | Mar 20 2017BLACKMORES has been fined almost $70,000 in China for violating advertising laws, with the penalty related to a social media video featuring tennis star Li Na, in which the company claimed to be "Australia's number one," and that its products could treat conditions such as cardiovascular disease and arthritis, reports Fairfax media.
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FIP abstracts sought
Monday | Mar 20 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is reminding delegates to this year's 77th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Seoul, South Korea, that the deadline for submissions of abstracts is 01 Apr.
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Vit B protects against air pollution effects?
Monday | Mar 20 2017A SMALL scale human trial has suggested that high doses of vitamin B supplements (2.5mg of folic acid, 50mg of vitamin B6, and 1mg of vitamin B12) may offset the damage caused by fine particulate matter as found in heavily polluted places like Beijing or Mexico.
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Etopophos shortages
Monday | Mar 20 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised that supply shortages of Etopophos etoposide 1 g (as phosphate) and Etopophos etoposide phosphate 113.6 mg (equivalent to 100 mg etoposide) powder for injection vials are expected to continue until 01 Aug 2017.
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Chemotherapy change deferred
Monday | Mar 20 2017THE Health Department has advised of an extension for the mandatory inclusion of the Compounder ID with eligible claims under the Efficient Funding for Chemotherapy (EFC) scheme.
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NSAID controversy
Monday | Mar 20 2017NON-STEROIDAL anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to be associated with up to a 50% increased risk of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
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SHPA transparency call
Monday | Mar 20 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has supported the concept of full and open transparency on the part of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in its submission to the TGA relating to 'Expedited pathways for prescription medicines'.
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$30m Yasmin patent payout
Monday | Mar 20 2017BAYER will receive more than $30 million in damages and interest after receiving a favourable judgement in its long-running case with Generic Health over patent infringement for its Yasmin and YAZ oral contraceptives.
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