PLAIN packaging on cigarettes is
one step closer to becoming a
reality following this week’s
introduction of the Tobacco Plain
Packaging Bill into the Parliament.
If passed, the world first plain
packaging law will come into effect
from 01 Jan 2012.
The government has chosen dark
brown for the packaging colour
after it was found to be particularly
unappealing to smokers.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 08 Jul 11 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 08 Jul 11
THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has formally expressed its concerns regarding the potential merger between Sigma and Chemist Warehouse (PD 07 Dec 2023) to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
FROM 01 May, pharmacists will be able to dispense Verzenio (abemaciclib) through the PBS to treat Australian patients with an invasive form of early breast cancer that is at high risk of recurring after initial treatment.
BREAST Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) has welcomed a PBAC recommendation to subsidise the breast cancer drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer on the PBS.
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