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   <description><![CDATA[South City Chemmart Bunbury has been named the 2010 Pharmacy of the Year. 

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   <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[No chemo resolution, no agreement]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[The Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement will not be signed until a dispute over cuts to chemotherapy drugs is solved, Guild president Kos Sclavos has said.

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   <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Obesity drug market tipped to slow]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Poor efficacy and negative side effects will have a detrimental effect on the sale and development of obesity drugs, according to a forecast by Datamonitor.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Erbitux pushing for another PBS listing]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Erbitux (cetuximab) is being considered for PBS listing by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee this week for the treatment of metastatic bowel cancer.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[OTC industry stands behind NSAIDs]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) played an important role in short term pain relief for the majority of consumers, the group representing the over-the-counter medicine sector has declared.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Patients unaware of NSAID effects]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[More than 70 per cent of consumers who took over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were not aware the drugs' long term-effects, according to a new survey carried out on behalf of the Gut Foundation.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Nebilet effectiveness against heart failure questioned]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[A new selective beta blocker used in treating chronic heart failure has "less robust evidence" of a benefit to  survival, according to the National Prescribing Service.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[CMI campaign rolls out in ACT]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Patient awareness of consumer medicine information will be the focus of a two-week information campaign being rolled out across Canberra on Sunday.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Pharmacists should be introduced to general practice settings to focus on medication safety, an article in Australian Family Physician suggests. 

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   <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Treatment of chronic pain in children must involve psychological and environmental considerations and steer clear of opioids, a prominent pain expert has cautioned.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[A new treatment for type 2 diabetes has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Roche drops new RA drug]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[A late-stage trial for a new rheumatoid arthritis and lupus drug was suspended by drug maker Roche this week after several patients died from infections.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Antihypertensive agent Micardis (telmisartan) 80mg has been approved for the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with vascular disease or high-risk diabetes. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[In a development that is set to further push the case of pharmacists to administer vaccinations, the pharmacy faculty at Charles Sturt University has started training its students to immunise.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Australia's first oral direct thrombin inhibitor is set to be listed on the PBS for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian government has confirmed that a pharmacy swine flu vaccination program will be rolled out to additional pharmacies this month. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Reckitt's range additions]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Reckitt Benckiser has today released an updated education program around managing pain safely and effectively in the lead up to codeine scheduling changes. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Vioxx trial ends in damages]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Controversial arthritis drug Vioxx (rofecoxib) doubled the risk of suffering a heart attack, the Federal Court has concluded in a landmark ruling released today.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[More emphasis on prevention needed: PSA]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's hospital funding reforms would be better served if complemented with preventive health strategies, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has declared.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Iodine boost needed for pregnant, breastfeeding women]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or considering pregnancy should take daily iodine supplements, the National Health and Medical Research Council has recommended.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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