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THC Endoca pact
Tuesday | Jul 10 2018ASX-LISTED cannabis firm The Hydroponics Company (THC) has signed a new memorandum of cooperation with Endoca BV, one of Europe's leading suppliers of GMP certified medicinal cannabis.
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Diabetes detection
Tuesday | Jul 10 2018FAILURE to implement a national type 2 diabetes early detection program could be costing the Australian health system more than $700m annually, according to a warning from Diabetes Australia.
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BioCeuticals expands women’s range
Tuesday | Jul 10 2018BIOCEUTICALS has launched a "new and upgraded" Women's Range, which aims to provide natural support through all stages from adolescence to menopause.
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Pharmacists’ judgement
Monday | Jul 9 2018A RECENT inquest into the death of an elderly patient in Victoria has put a spotlight on a pharmacist's duty to exercise independent judgement when dispensing medication, according to a practice alert from Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL).
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Pharmacy GRIT out
Monday | Jul 9 2018THE latest issue of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists' Pharmacy Growth, Research, Innovation and Training (Pharmacy GRIT) features a special student supplement, ahead of the inaugural SHPA-NAPSA Student Symposium this week.
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GPs seek money for MHR participation
Monday | Jul 9 2018DESPITE the Practice Incentive Payment eHealth Initiative (ePIP) which pays general practices for uploading information to the My Health Record (MHR) platform, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is still calling for extra financial incentives to be paid to GPs for participation in the digital health system.
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Drug misuse survey
Monday | Jul 9 2018PHARMACISTS with 10 or more years of pharmacy practice experience are invited to take part in a Monash University study on the issue of patients and drug misuse in the community pharmacy setting.
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Gabapentinoids fail
Monday | Jul 9 2018A UNIVERSITY of Sydney study has demonstrated that gabapentinoids (topiramate, gabapentin or pregabalin) are no more effective than placebo for chronic low back pain in the short term or for lumbar radicular pain in the immediate term.
