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Here are 5 things that physicians may be wanting to keep secret from pharmacists.
Some physicians receive payments from pharmaceutical companies. By promoting certain drugs and devices, physicians can receive thousands of dollars from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers each...
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Motsoaledi stresses needs for ‘effective vaccine’ while accepting TB award
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has challenged countries “to treat tuberculosis (TB) with the same urgency it demonstrated in responding to major new health threats like Ebola and the Zika...
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Health inquiry puts Discovery on the spot
CAPE TOWN - The Competition Commission's Health Market Inquiry flexed its muscles and asked SA's biggest medical scheme administrator, Discovery Health, to submit its contracts with private hospital...
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Drugmakers exploit REMS to restrict generics, and it doesn't bode well for biosimilars
By bragging on social media about the 5,000% price hike he had imposed on a 60-year-old drug needed by HIV patients, former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli invited the wrath of the public...
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Mixing 2 Common Drugs May Be Deadly for Diabetics
Pharmacists should keep an eye out for patients with diabetes taking pravastatin and paroxetine concomitantly, as this medication combination could be deadly. Although pharmacists are already...
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FAMU Pharmacy adopts South African children's home
The Orlando Children’s Home in Soweto, South Africa, will receive some much needed help from the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPPS). The Home, originally established in...
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GENERIC VS BRANDED MEDICATION: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
CAPE TOWN - Generic medication uses the same active ingredients as branded products and is simply a copy brought to market after the expiry of the patent. However, it is usually much...
Parenting
The Independent Pharmacy Owners Event of Choice for 2016:
WeCare “Making Sense of Data” You most probably remember the Retail Training Workshops that we ran just over a year ago around the country, we were the first to deliver this calibre of training...
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