News
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New drug summaries
Monday | Jul 2 2018THE June edition of Australian Prescriber has a few three- to four-minute reads summarising five new drugs in Australia: guanfacine hydrochloride for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, atezolizumab for non-small cell lung cancer, ocrelizumab for multiple sclerosis, palbociclib for breast cancer and silodosin for benign prostatic hypertrophy.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Jul 2 2018
02 Jul 18NECESSITY is the mother of invention, so they say, and the creators of a new pedal-operated toilet lid lifter believe the gadget may be necessary to save some relationships from disaster.
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PD breaking news – EBOS wins Chemist Warehouse contract, taking over from Sigma in July 2019
Monday | Jul 2 2018Sigma revises guidance to reflect “clearer future”.
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Events Calendar
Friday | Jun 29 2018
29 June 186 – 9 Jul: Life Long Learning in Pharmacy 2018 (LLLP2018); Rydges Southbank, Brisbane; registrations now.
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DDS ‘game-changer’ models
Friday | Jun 29 2018SIGMA'S Discount Drug Stores (DDS) has announced new retail concepts and technological advancements at its 11th national conference on the Gold Coast this week, concepts which are set to "change the game" for the evolution of the brand.
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Drinks lose 20% sugar
Friday | Jun 29 2018IN WHAT Minister for Health Greg Hunt described as an "industry-led and driven process" the non-alcoholic beverage sector, the Australian Beverages Council, has announced it has committed to a reduction in the industry's use of sugar by 20% by the year 2025.
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DonateLife Week
Friday | Jun 29 2018DONATELIFE Week, 29 Jul to 05 Aug, is part of the Australian Government's program to increase organ and tissue donation and transplantation outcomes.
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Mumbrella Summit
Friday | Jun 29 2018CHRIS Hourigan, president of the Japanese arm of Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company, Janssen, will deliver the headline keynote at the Mumbrella Health Marketing Summit.
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Company rep value
Friday | Jun 29 2018PHARMACISTS will benefit by having "a strong appreciation of the benefits in them seeing a company representative," says Pharmabroker sales gm Geoff Lovell, adding it is also important to understand the cost to manufacturers of sending a representative into a pharmacy.
