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AZ prophylaxis drug approved
Monday | Feb 28 2022ASTRAZENECA'S combination COVID-19 medication, Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) has received provisional approval for pre-exposure prevention, by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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Dispensary Corner 28 Feb 22
Monday | Feb 28 2022REVOLUTIONARY values of liberty, equality and fraternity, appear to only apply to French citizens aged four to 69 years, when it comes to medicines pricing.
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RACGP attacks on NQPSPP ‘unhinged’
Friday | Feb 25 2022MEDICAL groups are being accused of peddling "falsehoods" about the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP), to retain control over patients, rather than deliver better patient outcomes.
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Vax pay gap ‘insulting’
Friday | Feb 25 2022DISCREPANCIES between the funding models for administering COVID-19 vaccines through general practice and community pharmacies are "insulting" the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman, believes.
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NPS COVID treatment information hub
Friday | Feb 25 2022PHARMACISTS will be able to access key information about recently approved antiviral and monoclonal antibody medicines that can be used to treat COVID-19, through NPS MedicineWise's new hub.
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Elactalyte deal
Friday | Feb 25 2022NOVA Pharmaceuticals is launching its new electrolyte range, Elactalyte, with a $60 e-voucher deal.
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EMA backs Pfizer booster for teens
Friday | Feb 25 2022THE European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for children aged 12 years and older.
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API deal delivers boost for MDR
Friday | Feb 25 2022MEDTECH firm, MedAdvisor's (MDR's) five-year deal with Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), which was signed in Jul 2021 (PD 30 Jul 2021), is already bearing fruit, the company says.
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Dispensary Corner 25 Feb 22
Friday | Feb 25 2022EFFORTS to expand pharmacists' scope of practice are moving up a notch in the UK, with one pharmacy group hoping to deliver new services including in-store births, liposuction and dental procedures.
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Kids’ nutrition
Thursday | Feb 24 2022GUILD Learning and Development is partnering with Abbott Nutrition to prepare pharmacists to support parents of children with "restrictive or selective" diets.
