News
-
Dispensary Corner 11 May 17
Thursday | May 11 2017THE Croydon facelift style - where the hair is pulled back to tighten facial skin - featured heavily at the recent Met Gala in the US and has been famously adopted by Ariana Grande as pictured below but it could actually lead to balding.
-
Monash oncology link
Thursday | May 11 2017US-LISTED clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Corvus has entered into an agreement with Monash University giving it rights to a product developed in Monash's novel immuno-oncology program.
-
Apple looks at sleep
Thursday | May 11 2017TECHNOLOGY behemoth Apple looks to be getting into the sleep therapy market, with the acquisition this week of Finland-based Beddit - a company which specialises in sleep tracking devices.
-
NPSA tentative tick
Thursday | May 11 2017PEAK wholesaler group the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has said it welcomes the Government's commitment to provide further CSO funding to them in this year's Budget (PD yesterday).
-
emla ideal for vax
Thursday | May 11 2017ASPEN Pharmacare's new pricing for emla makes it a good option for topical anaesthesia of the skin prior to immunisation for children, with the emla patch providing a perfect method to apply the 5% formulation to the child's skin.
-
Women’s retreat
Thursday | May 11 2017MEDICI Capital will host its second Women's Discussion Group Conference Retreat on 04-05 Jun, with the event taking place in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
-
Cold storage of drugs
Thursday | May 11 2017THE Australian Antarctic Division has issued a Request for Tender for the supply of pharmaceutical, hospital, medical, dental and diagnostic laboratory supplies.
-
ASMI defends NSAIDs
Thursday | May 11 2017THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) said today that people who follow the pack label instructions for NSAIDs should not be concerned by the BMJ report around increased risk of a heart attack (PD yesterday) which related to higher doses of the medications in a prescription setting.
-
Practitioner-only products
Thursday | May 11 2017EAGLE Natural Health has launched a new consumer campaign urging Australians to seek advice from trained health professionals before taking supplements.