News
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Methotrexate dosing errors
Tuesday | Jul 16 2019THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended new measures to avoid dosing errors that have led to some patients incorrectly taking methotrexate-containing medicines daily instead of weekly.
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Dispensary Corner 16 Jul 19
Tuesday | Jul 16 2019HEAVY metal music may not be everyone's' cup of tea but it captures the hearts of a higher proportion of people in Finland, than any other country.
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Discounters eroding profession
Monday | Jul 15 2019PHARMACISTS in Western Australia fear that the ongoing corporatisation of the profession, alongside heavy discounting, will have a negative long-term impact.
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CHP is reviewing its code
Monday | Jul 15 2019CONSUMER Healthcare Products (CHP) Australia is seeking input from interested parties as the recently renamed organisation's Code of Practice is being reviewed.
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IBS education
Monday | Jul 15 2019GUILD Learning and Development has partnered with Metagenics to launch an online course titled 'Patient-centred management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)and mild gut dysfunction'.
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Europe, US GMP
Monday | Jul 15 2019THE European Union and the USA have now fully implemented their Mutual Recognition Agreement for inspections of manufacturing sites for certain human medicines in their territories.
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Tocilizumab alert
Monday | Jul 15 2019HEALTH professionals have been advised of "serious drug-induced liver injury" in connection with tocilizumab, marketed in Australia under the brand name Actemra.
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Dispensary Corner 15 Jul 19
Monday | Jul 15 2019WE always knew they were dirty birds, but a new study by scientists at Perth's Murdoch University has revealed that Australian seagulls carry alarming levels of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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WA seeks national ownership rules
Friday | Jul 12 2019PHARMACISTS in Western Australia want to see national harmonisation of ownership rules across all states and territories in a state-wide review of pharmacy ownership reveals.
