News
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CSL approval
Tuesday | Feb 28 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved CSL Behring's new Zemaira, a highly purified Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor to treat select patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), a hereditary lung condition.
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Good riddance hep C
Tuesday | Feb 28 2017HEPATITIS C is set to be "eliminated from Australia" within the next 10 years according to a new report released by The Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales.
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PML Safety Update
Tuesday | Feb 28 2017THE TGA has released a Medicines Safety Update relating to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but serious disease associated with certain anti-neoplastic, immunosuppressant and immunomodulatory medicines.
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Insulin pump training
Tuesday | Feb 28 2017THE Guild Pharmacy Academy has partnered with Medtronic for a new online course which updates pharmacists on insulin pump therapy and how it can benefit patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Advanced practice vital
Tuesday | Feb 28 2017A ONE-DAY roundtable including representatives from Australian pharmacy bodies, universities and leading international advanced practice groups has reaffirmed the "urgent need for a robust, sustainable, independent process to transform Australia's pharmacy workforce".
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Guild pushes Hunt on 6CPA
Tuesday | Feb 28 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has today placed a full page advertisement in The Australian, very publicly urging newly appointed health minister Greg Hunt to ensure that the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement is delivered in full.
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Weekly Comment 27 Feb 17: Clinical efficacy of probiotics for IBS
Monday | Feb 27 2017This week's contributor is Li Yan, Research & Development Scientist, Digestive Health - Procter & Gamble.
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FDA test approval
Monday | Feb 27 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of a test called the Vidas Brahms PCT Assay, to help health professionals determine whether antibiotic treatment should be started or stopped in patients with lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia, and stopped in patients with sepsis.
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TGA med marijuana access guidance
Monday | Feb 27 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has released a flowchart guide for doctors and pharmacists explaining the process for access to medicinal cannabis products in Australia.