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Dispensary Corner
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018
28 Feb 18WANT greater muscle flexibility without the need to fork out for expensive yoga classes.
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PBS over Easter
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018THE Health Department has confirmed it will remit Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Online payments in advance over the Easter period.
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Fox in the henhouse
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018IN A case of what looks a little like the proverbial fox in the chicken coop, major international tobacco company Philip Morris has announced the extension of its partnership with science innovation group Scuderia Ferrari to transition smokers from "the most harmful form of nicotine consumption -- cigarettes -- to scientifically substantiated less harmful alternatives that are smoke-free".
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Board codeine advice
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has reminded pharmacists of their obligations in the event they receive prescriptions for large quantities of combination analgesics containing codeine, in light of this month's up-scheduling of the products.
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Spironolactone scripts for acne up
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018WITH antibiotic resistance continuing to cause concern, one physician recommends that more dermatologists consider hormonal treatments for acne and hirsutism, reports Dermatology Times.
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Muscular atrophy win
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018NEUROSCIENCE pharmaceutical company Biogen together with Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced successful Phase III trial results with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) hopeful drug Spinraza (nusinersen).
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SMS suspension
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018A pharmacist in Canada has been ordered to pay a fine of CAD$17,000 for texting information about a patient to someone who was outside the "circle of care".
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Board application date extended
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018THE Pharmacy Board of Australia is accepting late applications for practitioner member vacancies, which can now be lodged through until 5pm on 09 Mar 2018.
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Alcohol-linked deaths
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018ALMOST 6,000 Australians died from alcohol-attributable disease in a single year, about one every 90 minutes, according to new research released by Curtin University's National Drug Research Institute (NDRI).
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Self-care strategy lacking
Wednesday | Feb 28 2018DRAWING the boundaries between individual self care and professional health care is a complex minefield with a lack of strategic direction in the Australian healthcare environment, according to a report by the Australian Health Policy Collaboration.