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Fri 18 May 12
AN OXFORD University study published overnight in The Lancet suggests that statins can benefit even patients at very low risk of cardiovascular incidents.
Thu 17 May 12
PHARMACISTS have retained their position among the top of the most trusted professions, and in fact have increased their rating in an annual Roy Morgan poll despite the controversies of the last 12 months.
Thu 17 May 12
GENERIC pharmaceutical supplier Actavis has cancelled its planned launch into Australian retail pharmacy, with 15 employees due to start with the company this week given the bad news on Sun.
Wed 16 May 12
A STUDY published this week in the British Medical Journal claims that initiatives aiming to implement a range of pharmacist-led public health services in the UK are “undermined by lack of public trust” in the profession.
Tue 15 May 12
NEW Zealand will increase the co-payment for prescription items from NZ$3 to NZ$5, a move which the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand said was not unexpected as “the current funding was unsustainable”.
Tue 15 May 12
AUSTRALIAN pharmacy front of shop value and unit sales saw strong growth for the 12 months to 18 March 2012, according to the latest Your Pharmacy Matters data, produced by Nielsen.
Mon 14 May 12
THE Department of Health and Ageing has launched a new e-Health online learning centre, designed to inform and educate both healthcare professionals and the general public about e-Health and the personally controlled electronic health record system in the lead up to its July launch.
Mon 14 May 12
NPS is aiming to make it easier for consumers to make choices between medicine brands, by updating its online Medicine Name Finder with a new interface.
Fri 11 May 12
NEW South Wales has the largest number of registered pharmacists in the country, taking a 31.13% share of the nation’s pool, according to data released this week by the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
Fri 11 May 12
THE Medicines Partnership of Australia is calling for a discussion between industry and Government on longer term issues relating to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, including a calibration of data and statistics on the PBS to ensure everyone is on the same page when they analyse the scheme.
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