News
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Nicotine in pregnancy
Monday | Jan 15 2018NICOTINE replacement therapies such as nicotine gum and patches are better options for expectant mothers than smoking, according to current international guidelines, reviewed in the MJA.
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Black triangle details
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has posted information for sponsors about inclusion in the black triangle scheme associated with newly approved products requiring additional monitoring.
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Nurse issued Stilnox
Monday | Jan 15 2018DAVID Cain, a credentialed mental health nurse and psychotherapist, was found by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to have engaged in professional misconduct by delivering Stilnox tabs to a patient who suffered from borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression.
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Pharmaceutical calcs
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE fifth edition of Pharmaceutical Calculations has been released by John Wiley & Sons and has been reviewed in Australian Prescriber, the official organ of NPS Medicinewise.
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MHR scripts >12 million
Monday | Jan 15 2018THE total number of prescription records uploaded to the My Health Record system by healthcare providers has now reached 12,380,209 while dispense records by pharmacists stand at 3,401,667.
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Regurgitator to headline APP party
Monday | Jan 15 2018AUSTRALIAN Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP) organisers have announced that the APP2018 social program will be headlined with Australian rock band Regurgitator at the Street Party social night on Sat 05 May.
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GSK joins Click & Collect
Monday | Jan 15 2018GLAXOSMITHKLINE'S GSK Consumer Healthcare has confirmed its participation in the Pharmacy Guild's 'Click and Collect' program, as part of an overarching strategy to deliver a digital transformation program for community pharmacy in Australia.
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Dispensary Corner 12 Jan 18
Friday | Jan 12 2018WHITE privilege - Lelux Hospital in Thailand is offering a skin whitening service - nothing unusual in that is there?.
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Final PA pain module
Friday | Jan 12 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia have released the final module to assist pharmacy assistants in their communication with patients about pain, in anticipation of the 01 Feb scheduling changes for codeine-containing medicines.
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BD pinged by FDA
Friday | Jan 12 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Becton Dickinson & Co about marketing "significantly modified versions" of BD Vacutainer blood collection tubes without clearance or approval.
