Pharmacy Daily

Win a subscription to Therapeutic Guideline eTG complete

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:48:18 +0000

Today, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is giving one lucky PD reader the chance to win the last subscription to Therapeutic Guideline eTG complete valued at $315.

You may find this prize handy when you attend Clinical and Practice Expo’s Advanced Clinical Pharmacy stream. For those who would like to obtain in-depth knowledge and update yourself with current clinical practice, this stream will cover many aspects including palliative care, renal impairment, osteoporosis, drug interactions and much more. Register now.

For your chance to win this exciting prize, simply be the first person to send through the correct answer to the question below.

Friday 18 May 2012
Which of the following sessions under the Advanced Clinical Stream is presented on Sunday 27 May 2012 at CPExpo?

a) Palliative Care and Pain
b) Epilepsy
c) Constipation in the Elderly
d) Osteoporosis

Send your answer to: comp@pharmacydaily.com.au

Tackling neglected diseases

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:43:15 +0000

THE International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) has this week released a major report which urges a range of collaborative mechanisms to progress the development of medicines for neglected and tropical diseases.

FDA ticks Mylan version of Plavix

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:42:58 +0000

THE US Food and Drug Administration has given final approval to Mylan Pharmaceuticals application for clopidogrel tablets USP 75mg and 300mg.

Top pharmacy iPad winner

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:38:12 +0000

PDLA Group has awarded a brand new Apple iPad 3 to Aneek Mollah from Blooms the Chemist Camden, who was the lucky winner of the company’s competition at APP on the Gold Coast earlier this year.

Hip prosthesis care

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:34:54 +0000

NPS has published new information for health professionals monitoring patients with metal-onmetal total hip replacement prostheses, which are under review due to a higher than expected rate of replacement surgery.

Mobility key for MS

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:34:35 +0000

RESEARCH being presented today in Melbourne is urging a focus on research into symptomatic treatments that improve mobility for multiple sclerosis patients.

European e-learning

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:34:20 +0000

THE European Medicines Agency has launched a new online learning course for marketing authorisation holders, to help them comply with requirements for the submission of information on medicines.

Food allergy move

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:34:06 +0000

THE University of NSW has today signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea’s National Institute of Animal Science covering “innovative processing techniques that alter the properties of allergenic proteins”.

Statins useful for everyone?

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:33:52 +0000

AN OXFORD University study published overnight in The Lancet suggests that statins can benefit even patients at very low risk of cardiovascular incidents.

New Pharma video

heather — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:32:57 +0000

THE Pharmacy Guild has released a new video which highlights the benefits of its New Pharma online diagnostic tool, aiming to give prospective users an insight into its “functionality and value”.