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Dispensary Corner 17 Apr 18
Tuesday | Apr 17 2018BUYERS of counterfeit cosmetics may get a lot more than they bargained for, with US police finding more than US$700,000 worth of fake make-up seized last week tested positive for faeces.
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National RTPM proposed
Monday | Apr 16 2018AUSTRALIA'S federal, state and territory health ministers have jointly agreed to "progress national real-time prescription monitoring" (RTPM), with the update revealed in a communiqu from the Council of Australian Governments Health Council meeting in Sydney on Fri.
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FIP training focus
Monday | Apr 16 2018THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has announced that training and leadership development is a theme of the upcoming FIP World Congress set for 02-06 Sep in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Guild to push on NIP
Monday | Apr 16 2018THE Pharmacy Guild has confirmed it will continue to advocate to governments and health bureaucracies to allow access to National Immunisation Program stock for pharmacies providing vaccination services to be able to offer to eligible patients.
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Houses of asthma
Monday | Apr 16 2018AUSTRALIAN children are commonly exposed to damp housing and gas stove emissions, both of which are contributing to childhood asthma, according to new research published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia.
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AHPRA consultation
Monday | Apr 16 2018THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has published a consultation paper on a draft guideline for informing the Pharmacy Board about where pharmacists practice.
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Digital health CRC
Monday | Apr 16 2018THE Federal Government has approved funding for a new Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) promising to save the Australian health system $1.8b and create at least 1,000 new jobs in the digital health sector.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Apr 16 2018
16 Apr 18VISITORS to Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham, North Carolina in the USA are being offered a unique delicacy as part of an annual Exotic Meat Month.
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Weekly Comment 16 Apr 18: Do you want a probiotic with that?
Monday | Apr 16 2018WELCOME to PD's weekly comment feature.
