News
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Dispensary Corner 06 Jan 17
Friday | Jan 6 2017HUMAN teeth are being used in jewellery design in place of ivory.
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Hep C drug now PBS
Friday | Jan 6 2017EFFECTIVE this week the long anticipated hepatitis C treatment for genotypes 1 and 4 (PD 16 Dec 16) has been PBS listed, bringing enthusiastic welcoming comments from Hepatitis Australia.
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Bowel screen >50s
Friday | Jan 6 2017THE National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit will again be sent out to all people turning 50 this year free of charge, as the scheme renews its warnings to Australians about increased risk.
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Ross River virus reaches Victoria
Friday | Jan 6 2017IN WHAT has been described as an "explosion" of the dreaded mosquito-born auto-immune Ross River disease, more than 300 people have been diagnosed with the condition in Victoria during the 2016 calendar year, Fairfax reports.
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Rollover your CPD
Friday | Jan 6 2017WITH 2016 behind us, the College of Pharmacy recommends members rollover their 2015/16 CPD Learning Plan into a 2016/17 Learning Plan.
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French vit D fail
Friday | Jan 6 2017FRENCH health authorities have acted to suspend the sale of a vitamin D supplement after the death of a 10-day old baby who died hours after being given it.
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Dabigatran foil blister
Friday | Jan 6 2017BOEHRINGER Ingelheim's Pradaxa (dabigatran) should always be kept in its original foil blister pack, not loaded into Webster packs or other dosage aids due to the possibility of product degeneration, according to a review article in NPS' Australian Prescriber.
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Eisai acquires rights to weight loss drug
Friday | Jan 6 2017US PHARMACEUTICAL company Eisai has announced it has bought the global marketing and distribution rights for chronic weight management treatment Belviq and Belviq XR (lorcaserin HCl) from Arena Pharmaceuticals.
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PSA Vic conference
Friday | Jan 6 2017REGISTRATIONS are now open for the Victorian Pharmacy Conference, scheduled for 29-30 Apr at Melbourne's Monash University in Parkville, themed Knowledge, People, Innovation.
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Council defends Peppa spray
Friday | Jan 6 2017CANCER Council Australia has come out strongly defending its Peppa Pig-branded sunscreen as a widely used long-standing product which has sold more than 250,000 bottles with very few complaints registered, most of which related to the pump spray, not the product itself.