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WSMIGA registration open
Friday | May 19 2017THE World Self Medication Industry has opened registrations for its upcoming General Assembly 2017 (WSMIGA) which will be held in Sydney from 17-19 Oct 2017.
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Review report submitted
Friday | May 19 2017THE long-awaited interim report from the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has been lodged with Health Minister Greg Hunt, with the Health Department last night telling PD it will be released publicly this financial year.
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AusCann taps Tas expertise
Thursday | May 18 2017ASX-LISTED medicinal cannabis producer AusCann has announced it is partnering with Tasmania Alkaloids, the world's largest poppy processor and producer and exporter of Thebaine (the ingredient in oxycodone, hydrocodone and buprenorphine - common to pain medications), to produce its medical cannabis stock.
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Pharmacist steroid charges
Thursday | May 18 2017THE Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) brought charges against 32-year-old pharmacist Adam Kennedy before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which has handed down its decision including further restriction of products to be dispensed by Kennedy.
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e-Script firms seek ACCC tick
Wednesday | May 17 2017FRED IT Group offshoot eRx Script Exchange has lodged an application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to extend the existing authorisation which allows it to cooperate with rival IP MDS Pty Ltd, formerly known as MediSecure.
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Cosmetic S4 advertising alert
Tuesday | May 16 2017PRESCRIPTION-ONLY products including cosmetic injections compounded by a pharmacy for an individual patient are still subject to the usual advertising regulations for Schedule 4 (S4) products, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has clarified.
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Pharmaxis $14m from BI
Tuesday | May 16 2017SYDNEY-BASED research pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis has announced that Boehringer Ingelheim (BI)is injecting more funds into the development of Pharmaxis drug development asset PXS-4728A.
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Global speakers connect
Monday | May 15 2017THE preview program for this year's Pharmacy Connect conference has been released, with a global line-up of international pharmacy speakers set to present.
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Creso ramps up cannabis
Friday | May 12 2017ASX-LISTED pharmaceutical cannabis company Creso Pharma has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Australian medicinal cannabis producer LeafCann Group to accelerate the development and commercialisation of locally manufactured medicinal cannabis.
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Qld Guild-Government vax pact
Friday | May 12 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch has announced it has secured agreements with five state government departments to enable departmental staff to receive the 2017 flu vaccination from Guild member pharmacies.