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Events Calendar 24 Nov 17
Friday | Nov 24 20175-8 Dec: APSA-ASCEPT 2017 Joint Scientific Meeting; Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre; to register visit: www.asceptasm.com,.
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Dispensary Corner 24 Nov 17
Friday | Nov 24 2017TASMANIAN pharmacist Michael Meaney from Shearwater Amcal Max has expressed major misgivings at the evaluation methods employed by researchers from Public Health Wales and King's College London into the effects of various alcoholic beverages, as described in Dispensary Corner yesterday.
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$20k from Guild for Mirabel
Friday | Nov 24 2017YESTERDAY Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy handed over this gigantic novelty cheque to the Mirabel Foundation on behalf of the Victoria branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Benzac range boost
Friday | Nov 24 2017GALDERMA has announced the launch of Benzac Excess Oil Control as an extension to its range which the company says is the "number one acne brand in pharmacy".
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Breast cancer drug
Friday | Nov 24 2017A new licensing deal by Specialised Therapeutics will see Nerlynx (neratinib) available in Australia, NZ and South-East Asia for women with early stage HER2+ breast breast cancer.
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UK ADE campaign
Friday | Nov 24 2017BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a social media campaign to promote reporting of suspected side effects from OTC medicines.
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Codral ads withdrawn
Friday | Nov 24 2017JOHNSON & Johnson Pacific has been ordered to not use the terms "flu" or "influenza" in an online advertisement for its Codral Cold & Flu products, after an anonymous complaint suggested the reference might encourage consumers to "self-diagnose and self-treat a serious ailment instead of seeing a doctor".
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Guild rejigs consumer facing websites
Friday | Nov 24 2017THE Pharmacy Guild has combined its 'Find a Pharmacy' website with the 'Ask Your Pharmacist' site, and relaunched the revamped portal to consumers.
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TGA codeine training
Friday | Nov 24 2017HEALTH professionals dealing with chronic and acute pain management are being offered codeine up-scheduling workshops run by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to ensure they have alternative strategies to use in preparation for 01 Feb and beyond.
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FDA issues generic opioid guidance
Friday | Nov 24 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidance on the development of "generic abuse-deterrent opioids" as part of the ongoing battle against the US opioid crisis.
