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Dispensary Corner 15 Dec 16
Thursday | Dec 15 2016SAY hello to the world's hottest grandpa.Deshun Wang (pictured at China Fashion Week) proves it's never too late to follow your dreams, debuting as a catwalk model at age 79.The now 80-year-old Chinese man, who still sports a ripped body, only started working out at age 50.
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Seasonique AusPAR
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has added an Australian Public Assessment Report (AusPAR) for Teva Pharma's Seasonique (levonorgestrel/ethinyloestradiol) combination oral contraceptive.
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Payment changes
Thursday | Dec 15 2016EFFECTIVE 01 Jan 2017 the PBS co-payment will rise to $38.80 in line with the increase in the Consumer Price Index.
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SHPA rural role
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has announced the appointment of Michelle Rothwell as its Rural Adviser, and Chair of the Society's Rural and Regional Advisory Group.
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CW cricket connection
Thursday | Dec 15 2016CHEMIST Warehouse will partner with the Michael Clarke Coaching Clinic next month in NSW to help support Australia's next generation of cricket stars.
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Guild software pact
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has signed a new agreement with the Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA), creating a framework for the organisations to work together for the benefit of their respective members over the next five years.
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Digital consultation
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE Australian Digital Health Agency has launched a "collaborative consultation" with government, the health sector, technology stakeholders and the Australian community on the development of a National Digital Health Strategy.
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Low Vit D autism link
Thursday | Dec 15 2016QUEENSLAND Brain Institute researchers at the University of Queensland have found a link between Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and increased autism traits.
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NSW SHPA 2016 awards
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE NSW Branch of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA), at its recent meeting, has presented awards to three members who "strove for excellency and continued to uphold high standards within the pharmacy profession".
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WA pharmacist sanctioned
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE Pharmacy Board of Australia has published details of a tribunal case in which a Western Australian pharmacist has been reprimanded and had conditions imposed on her registration, after admitting to engaging in professional misconduct.