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Harvey kicks CW-AFL behind
Thursday | Oct 5 2017PUBLIC health advocate and health industry watchdog from the Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Associate Professor Ken Harvey, has lodged a formal complaint with government health authorities around last weekend's Chemist Warehouse - Swisse-Voost AFL grand final promotion (PD 28 Sep).
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Lost scripts to be reported
Thursday | Oct 5 2017PHARMACISTS and other health professionals in NSW are being invited to report the loss, theft or forgery of prescriptions via a new online notification form on the Pharmacy Council of NSW website.
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FIP urges better meds info
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) says more attention needs to be paid to improving the quality of medicines information resources across the globe.
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TWC knows your heartbeat
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC)partnered with the Heart Foundation on World Heart Day last Fri 29 Sep to launch a campaign aimed at encouraging Australians to get to 'know their hearts'.
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Recall procedure update
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017REPLACING the Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods (2004), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released an update of the document, following public consultation.
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Nutraceuticals take up slack
Tuesday | Oct 3 2017AUSTRALIAN food producers are being encouraged to seize an unrealised opportunity to transform part of the nation's $50 billion annual food waste bill into profitable ingredients for the burgeoning local nutraceutical and food ingredients industry.
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Pharmacy Alliance growth plan
Tuesday | Oct 3 2017PHARMACY Alliance members converged at the annual Members' Forum at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast last week to 'shape their future".
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NPS partners with NCIRS
Tuesday | Oct 3 2017NPS MedicineWise has announced a partnership with the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) to deliver a landmark, nationally coordinated immunisation support program for Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia, including pharmacies.
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NZ Pharmacy Guild joins PHA
Friday | Sep 29 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand has announced it has become a full member of the Primary Health Alliance, signalling the intent of both organisations to "work collaboratively to further benefit the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders".
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Risk-based CM assessments
Friday | Sep 29 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking feedback on a number of proposed reforms that it says will "deliver a more flexible, predictable, efficient and transparent regulatory framework for complementary medicines (CMs)".