News
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CSIRO on vax myths
Friday | Jun 8 2018CSIRO blogger Ellen Singleton has posted a summary article comparing five widely held myths surrounding vaccination with evidence-based science in an effort to stimulate discussion and awareness.
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New skin cancer tool
Friday | Jun 8 2018A group of well-heeled venture capitalists including Australian billionaire Scott Farquhar are backing DermEngine, an "intelligent secure online platform that empowers specialists and primary care physicians for early detection and management of skin cancer".
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Ketamine conviction
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has prosecuted medical practitioner Dr Lei Min Chen over "inappropriate 'off-label' prescribing of Ketamine".
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FDA generics save $9b
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a first-of-its-kind report claiming to have saved the US taxpayer $8.8 billion during the 2017 calendar year as a result of its generic drug approvals and a further $11.8 billion through Feb 2108.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Jun 8 2018
08 Jun 18SCIENTISTS in New Zealand are working hard to address the country's greenhouse gas emissions by breeding "climate-friendly sheep".
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S3 advertising expansion
Thursday | Jun 7 2018THE list of Schedule 3 items allowed to be advertised to consumers is set for a significant boost, with the Therapeutic Goods Administration proposing the addition of 24 new substances to the existing 19 items on Appendix H of the Poisons Standard.
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NSW pharmacy vax call
Thursday | Jun 7 2018PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Australia (PSA) NSW president, Professor Peter Carroll and Pharmacy Guild NSW president David Heffernan have issued a formal proposal to NSW Health to bring the state into line with other states when it comes to pharmacist administered vaccination.
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Incontinence surge
Thursday | Jun 7 2018THE pharmacy incontinence market grew 3.8% over the last 12 months, with the overall sector now valued at $36 million according to IRI-Aztec.
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West Vic opioid scripts
Thursday | Jun 7 2018OXYCODONE is the most commonly prescribed opioid in western Victoria, despite the fact that it is not used to treat the most common conditions in this area, according to research from the University of Sydney and Deakin University.
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Cannabis hits cancer
Thursday | Jun 7 2018INCREASING doses of pure tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or pure cannabidiol (CBD) reduces the proliferation of cancer cells in vitro, according to a preclinical study into the effects of medicinal cannabis on childhood brain cancer being carried out in conjunction with the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth.
