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Dispensary Corner 28 Oct 16
Friday | Oct 28 2016GRASSHOPPERS, crickets and worms could be included in the next wave of superfoods.
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$190m research fund
Friday | Oct 28 2016THE Australian Government has announced a further $190m in health and medical research, including a $10.6m investment supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research.
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Cannabis licenses
Friday | Oct 28 2016THIS Sun 30 Oct marks a "big day in Australian pharmaceutical history," with the government's Office of Drug Control able to issue the first ever licenses for the cultivation of medical marijuana.
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Sanofi Zika vax hunt
Friday | Oct 28 2016FRENCH pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi has struck a deal with leading Brazilian research institute, Fiocruz Public Health Center, to hasten development of a Zika vaccine.
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Male contraception
Friday | Oct 28 2016CONTRACEPTION, usually the domain of women, may soon be equally shared by men, with the arrival of an effective male contraceptive injection, The Guardian reports.
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3.5m MedsASSIST sales recorded
Friday | Oct 28 2016THE Pharmacy Guild's MedsASSIST online codeine tracking system has recorded more than 3.5 million transactions since its launch earlier this year, with Guild president George Tambassis hailing the system as a "great success" at yesterday's ASMI conference in Sydney.
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Trials cheaper in Australia
Friday | Oct 28 2016TAX incentives for researchers are making clinical trials in Australia up to 60% more cost-effective, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan, which estimates the clinical trials market is growing at an annual rate of 12% and will be valued at $615m by 2019.
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Blackmores profit dip
Friday | Oct 28 2016BLACKMORES has been hit hard by regulatory changes in China, with the company's shares briefly dipping below $100 yesterday as it announced its quarterly results.
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Summer is coming…
Friday | Oct 28 2016PHARMACY Daily is set to launch a new page dedicated to all things summer, for suppliers wanting to promote their seasonal offers to pharmacists.
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TGA power to be expanded – Skerritt
Friday | Oct 28 2016THE government's decision to eliminate pre-approval for advertising of therapeutic goods will mean the Therapeutic Goods Administration requires "strong and timely compliance powers," according to John Skerritt, head of the Health Products Regulation Group which oversees the TGA.