News
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Early bird rego open
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Victorian Branch has opened early bird registration for the largest annual Victorian pharmacy event, the Victorian Pharmacy Conference, to be held 29 - 30 Apr 2017 at Monash University, Parkville.
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Asthma drug funded
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017BOEHRINGER Ingelheim (BI)has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement that the first new class of inhaled medicine approved for the treatment of adult asthma in the past ten years will be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme effective 01 Feb (PD 19 Dec 16).
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MedAdvisor growth surge
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017AUSTRALIAN listed online medication management company MedAdvisor has made yet another strategic acquisition bringing in a network of 100,000 patients who can be introduced to the company's tools to manage their medication and prescription history.
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Children’s sunscreen safe
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017THROWING its support behind the use of sunscreens for children, the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has clarified many of the issues surrounding the recent controversy of complaints against the Cancer Council's Peppa Pig Kids Sunscreen (PD 06 Jan).
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Dispensary Corner 9 Jan 17
Monday | Jan 9 2017Throw out your old anatomy and physiology text books – they are now officially out of.
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PD breaking news – Health Minister Sussan Ley steps aside
Monday | Jan 9 2017Health Minister Sussan Ley steps aside over travel scandal Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has stood aside.
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Weekly Comment 09 Jan 17: Get the essentials on essential omega 3!
Monday | Jan 9 2017WELCOME to PD's weekly comment feature.
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Paediatric dosing
Monday | Jan 9 2017THE pharmacokinetics of many drugs are different in children compared to adults, with absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs undergoing changes during growth and development, states a review article in the latest edition of the NPS' Australian Prescriber.
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NAPSA jobs board
Monday | Jan 9 2017THE National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) has announced the upcoming launch of a jobs board on its website, established via a collaborative partnership with iTherapeutics.
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Nuts to babies
Monday | Jan 9 2017BABIES should be given peanut as early as four months old to reduce the risk of allergy by as much as 80%, according to new US guidance from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
