Headlines
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J&J to disclose price rises
Friday | Jan 13 2017US-LISTED healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to disclose average price increases of prescription drugs as the industry tries to calm the storm over perceived soaring prices, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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Formula company curdles
Friday | Jan 13 2017TASMANIAN infant formula manufacturer Bellamy's saw its shares devalued by more than a third after it dumped its ceo Laura McBain (pictured) and slashed its profit guidance for the coming six months, ABC reports.
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Pharmacy program opens
Thursday | Jan 12 2017THE Victorian Government is calling for expressions of interest from pharmacists and GPs to participate in the new Pharmacist Chronic Disease Management pilot program.
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Review credibility cloud
Thursday | Jan 12 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has again called on the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review to disclose its dealings with Deloitte Australia to address concerns that the Review's independence and credibility have been compromised (PD 20 Dec 16).
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Statins underprescribed
Wednesday | Jan 11 2017YOUNGER adults are being shortchanged in the treatment of their hyperlipidaemia by being refused statin therapy when indicated, according to findings published in JAMA Cardiology.
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MedAdvisor growth surge
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017AUSTRALIAN listed online medication management company MedAdvisor has made yet another strategic acquisition bringing in a network of 100,000 patients who can be introduced to the company's tools to manage their medication and prescription history.
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Children’s sunscreen safe
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017THROWING its support behind the use of sunscreens for children, the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has clarified many of the issues surrounding the recent controversy of complaints against the Cancer Council's Peppa Pig Kids Sunscreen (PD 06 Jan).
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FDA hits deceptive adverts
Monday | Jan 9 2017ACCORDING to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), how well consumers and healthcare professionals are able to identify deceptive information plays a role in the agency's enforcement approach.
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Revisit codeine decision?
Monday | Jan 9 2017NORTH Queensland's Calanna Whole Health Pharmacy group is calling for a rethink on the controversial decision to reschedule codeine-containing medicines to prescription-only, announced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration just before Christmas (PD 20 Dec).
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Council defends Peppa spray
Friday | Jan 6 2017CANCER Council Australia has come out strongly defending its Peppa Pig-branded sunscreen as a widely used long-standing product which has sold more than 250,000 bottles with very few complaints registered, most of which related to the pump spray, not the product itself.