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Flu vaccine in pregnancy
Thursday | Jun 21 2018THERE are three main benefits to being vaccinated against the flu during pregnancy, according to NHMRC Research Fellow Jane Frawley and Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Distinguished Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Sullivan, both at the University of Technology Sydney, writing online in The Conversation:.
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Fake ED drugs alert
Thursday | Jun 21 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a Safety Advisory relating to three fake products claimed to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).
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ACCC pings GAIA
Thursday | Jun 21 2018DREAMZ Pty Ltd, trading as GAIA Skin Naturals (GAIA), has paid $37,800 in penalties for alleged "false or misleading representations" after the ACCC issued three infringement notices.
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Evidence-based interventions – FIP
Thursday | Jun 21 2018A NEW International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) report lists pharmacy interventions with evidence of improving medication adherence for the elderly.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Jun 21 2018
21 Jun 18AN INDIAN forest ranger found himself in a tight situation with a powerful rock python recently, when attempting to capture it.
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Veterans HMR uptake rises
Wednesday | Jun 20 2018THE rate of Home Medicine Review (HMR) uptake among Australian veterans over the last decade has grown sustainably due to regular repetition of quality improvement messages, according to new research published in the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) journal, the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research.
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Permissible ingredients
Wednesday | Jun 20 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has made a total of 88 changes in the updated Permissible Ingredients Determination labelled No.
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PSS support call
Wednesday | Jun 20 2018PHARMACISTS' Support Service (PSS) president John Coppock is calling out to the pharmacy community to support the work of PSS with a tax deductible donation before 30 Jun 2018.
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PSNZ outage today
Wednesday | Jun 20 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) has announced its website will be unavailable today Wed 20 Jun for a period between 10:00pm and 11:30pm while IT providers carry out server maintenance.
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Nurse S8 fail – banned
Wednesday | Jun 20 2018THE Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted a complaint against Ms Zuriati Bin Goode, a formerly registered nurse before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal for unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct.
