News
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Erlyand approved
Monday | Jul 9 2018THE Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson have announced the approval of Erlyand (apalutamide) by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and its entry on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) for the treatment of patients with non-metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC).
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FRED IT to evaluate digital records impact
Monday | Jul 9 2018THE FRED IT Group has been named by the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) to lead a new medicines safety project to explore the impact of digital health records in improving patient medication safety.
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Making kids high
Monday | Jul 9 2018SOME parents are unknowingly giving their children the potentially intoxicating cannabinoid THC in attempts to relieve their epileptic seizures with illicit cannabis extracts, a new study has revealed.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Jul 9 2018
09 Jul 18PEOPLE having emotional crises in Dexter, Iowa, in the USA now have an extra something to worry about, with a massive shipment of chocolate going up in smoke.
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Events Calendar 06 July 18
Friday | Jul 6 201827 – 29 Jul: PSA18; The Hyatt Regency Sydney; register now: go to www.psa18.com, 12 –.
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Pharmacists can step up
Friday | Jul 6 2018COMMUNITY pharmacies stand ready to ease the burden on general practitioners to prevent them having to turn away mental health patients and sick children, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia said in a prompted statement.
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Pharmacy wise-owl laws
Friday | Jul 6 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has bitten back at the Australian Financial Review's opinion article writer Terry Barnes, who has written a scathing article about "one of the most anti-competitive, over-subsidised and hyper-regulated sectors of the Australian economy, retail pharmacy".
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Folic acid & psychosis
Friday | Jul 6 2018WHILE we knew consuming more folic acid during pregnancy reduces neural tube defects, a study from the US has confirmed another benefit of fortifying bread with folic acid: protection against psychosis.
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Mening B vax for SA
Friday | Jul 6 2018SOUTH Australia will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a vaccination program for babies and young people against the potentially deadly meningococcal B disease.
