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Pharmacy iPhone ECGUnIvERsITy of Sydney research

presented on Friday at the

Australian/NZ Cardiac Society

Conference found that a special

iPhone case and app can be

used quickly and cheaply withinpharmacies to detect problems

with heart rhythms.

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across the country, urging

pharmacists and pharmacy

assistants to “get involved now to

save your pharmacy”.

As part of the campaign,

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help collect as many signatures as

possible - with a target of at least

300 signatures per pharmacy.

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medicines.

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community pharmacies across

Australia,” it warns.

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than 1000 pharmacies in rural and

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You will learn about MedsCheck, disease state management and

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announced an 18% drop in year-on-

year second quarter sales.

The company also posted losses

of 5.2 billion rupees, primarily due

to currency impacts.

CVS drug info online

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online at www.cvs.com.

Designed primarily for consumers,

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and track record to successfully

commercialise SUBACAP.”

Under the arrangements Mayne

Pharma will receive upfront

payments, milestone payments

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hurdles, and a percentage of the

net sales in each country.

The product will be manufactured

for both distributors at its South

Australian manufacturing facility.

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the UK, early in 2014 for Spain

and by the end of 2014 for Italy

and Portugal, and when launched

SUBACAP will adopt local brand

names, including Lozanoc, to

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prescribers and pharmacists.

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represent US$40m per annum in

itroconazole sales, which is over

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of the global market.

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established sales forces which

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of SUBACAP in other markets,

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global $490m itraconazole market.

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VLU Monash seminar

WAys to improve the quality of care for people with venous leg

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will be discussed among health

leaders at the Inaugural Monash

University Venous Leg Ulcer

Seminar in Melbourne this week.

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chronic venous leg ulcers.

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care,” Monash’s Dr Carolina Wellersaid.

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of a ten-year commitment where

wound care providers, researchers,

industry partners and policy makers

collaborate to decrease the future

burden by 50 per cent and improve

health services.”

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Australia is cracking down onchiropractors who step outside

their primary role and provide

treatment that puts the public

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websites and clinics.

Several courses have also been

removed from the list of approved

CPD programs, and the Board has

also introduced random audits of 

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food groups - but it ’s unusual to

have them all together like this.

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a stunning 12-course meal, but

all of the dishes are unfortunately

combined together in a can.

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pork belly, french onion soup,

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There was a 19% increase in

genuine calls during July, but the

call centre also had to deal with

one woman who rang about

maggots in her rubbish bin.

Another male caller asked the

operator where to buy some

‘pregnancy pills,’ while a man

also rang the hotline to complain

that someone had stolen his car

parking spot.

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their part in the obesity epidemic

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a full basket of french fries, all

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available as part of a ‘food

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“sandwich” is free if the diner

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NZ pharmacist prescribesnEW Z’ Gy B Hp,

located in the country’s West

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pharmacists prescribing within their

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laws passed there (PD Juy 17).

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Nick Leach is one of 14 pharmacists

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in pharmacist prescribing and who

have registered with the Pharmacy

Council of New Zealand.“I am now able to review

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health professionals to evaluate

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According to the West Coast

District Health Board, to qualify,

pharmacist prescribers have to

work with a Designated Medical

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their training.

Nick worked with West Coast

District Health Board Clinical

Director Mental Health Services Dr

David Stoner.

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health needs.

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Having a pharmacist prescriber

at the hospital is also seen as

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to wait for a specialist to be on site

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And when specialists are in

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diseases, with US pharmacists

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MSD SHPA grantThE Society of Hospital

Pharmacists Australia has

announced the availability of a new

grant courtesy of Merck Sharp and

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The MSD Australia Grant for 

Pharmacotherapeucs in Infecous

Diseases will provide funding

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