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Weekly Comment – 22 Feb 16 : Addressing antidepressant expectations
Monday | Feb 22 2016APPROXIMATELY 50% of people with depression respond to treatment with the first antidepressant trialled.
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DISPENSARY CORNER 22Feb 16
Monday | Feb 22 2016WHEN a thief attempted to hold up a pharmacy in Florida, he wasn’t expecting a state.
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Naloxone and kiosks
Monday | Feb 22 2016US GIANT pharmacy chain, Walgreens has announced it would install safe medication disposal kiosks in more.
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OTC naloxone follow up
Monday | Feb 22 2016THE recent move to make naloxone available over the counter (OTC) needs to be followed up.
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Statins and flu vaccine
Monday | Feb 22 2016STATIN users are being encouraged to still get the flu shot, even if cholesterol drugs can.
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Cancer-blockers
Monday | Feb 22 2016MONASH researchers are trialling beta-blockers as a potential way to slow the spread of breast cancer.
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Pharmacist counsel
Monday | Feb 22 2016CHRISTCHURCH pharmacists are being supported with the offer of up to three free counselling sessions following.
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e-health incentives
Monday | Feb 22 2016FORMER Victorian health minister Bronwyn Pike, has called for a “carrot and stick” approach to drive.
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Arthritis NZ meeting
Monday | Feb 22 2016ARTHRITIS New Zealand is celebrating “50 years of joint action” at its annual conference to held.
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Novartis Sandoz petitions ruling
Monday | Feb 22 2016NOVARTIS Sandoz wants the US Supreme Court to reconsider the ruling that biosimilar makers have to.