News
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Dispensary Corner
Wednesday | Feb 13 2019
13 Feb 19WITH Valentine's Day upon us, "nothing says undying romance better than a 460g sausage" according to British supermarket giant Marks & Spencer, promoting its new food product.
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Chemists’ Own Bisacodyl Laxative
Wednesday | Feb 13 2019ARROW Pharmaceuticals has launched Chemists' Own Bisacodyl Laxative.
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New period pain relief – Femin
Wednesday | Feb 13 2019FEMIN is an over the counter analgesic that helps relieve period pains.
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New Nervoderm Medicated Patch
Wednesday | Feb 13 2019CSL offshoot Seqirus brings to pharmacy shelves only their new S2 product for neuralgia (neuropathic pain), Nervoderm Medicated Patch.
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Invisible Zinc Tinted Moisturiser – Light
Wednesday | Feb 13 2019INVISIBLE Zinc Tinted Moisturiser SPF 50 - Light is a multitasking lightweight tinted moisturiser that hydrates and protects the skin from UV rays everyday.
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Sigma strong to go it alone
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019SIGMA Healthcare has reiterated to shareholders its $75 million underlying profit guidance for 2018/19, signifying the company's "robust business" with an estimated greater than $100 million in cost savings through a proposed restructure (PD breaking news).
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Patients silent on CM use
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019ABOUT two in three patients who use complementary medicines (CMs) do not tell their GP or other health professionals what they are taking, according to a new University of Technology Sydney-led study published this month in the Scientific Reports journal.
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EU safety barcodes
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019EFFECTIVE this week, the European Union has introduced requirements for most prescription medicines and some over-the-counter medicines for human use to have a "unique identifier" and anti-tampering device on their outer packaging.
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Lilly pulls Lartruvo
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019ELI Lilly has withdrawn its soft tissue sarcoma treatment Lartruvo (olaratumab) from the agenda of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting set for next month, on news of drug trial failure.
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Critical fax no. check
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019UK PHARMACISTS have been asked to double check fax numbers when faxing through medical documents after a hotel group reported receiving dispensing tokens and requests for medication from pharmacies.
