News
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TGA fake drug conviction
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has successfully prosecuted a case against a South Australian man in relation to dealing with counterfeit and unapproved medicines.
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Hedrin incentive
Monday | Jan 7 2019NICEPAK has launched a promotion for Hedrin offering customers a grand prize of a family trip to the Gold Coast including flights, accommodation, a seven-day Theme Park Super Pass and $500 in spending money.
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Cancer blood test
Monday | Jan 7 2019SOUTH Australia's Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer has been awarded a major $553,196 grant to improve the survival and recovery of colorectal cancer patients via a simple blood test.
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Vale Hossam Ibrahim
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Australian pharmacy sector is mourning the tragic sudden death of Sydney pharmacist Dr Hossam Ibrahim, who was killed in the front yard of his home on the weekend after coming into contact with fallen electrical wires.
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Cannabis cuts opioids
Monday | Jan 7 2019AVAILABILITY of medical marijuana is being cited as having a potential impact on the global opioid crisis, with US research showing adult use of medicinal cannabis may reduce opioid use.
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UK irbesartan recall
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is recalling certain irbesartan containing products made by Actavis (now Accord) as a precautionary measure, due to possible Nnitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) contamination.
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Transition to eCTD
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Therapeutic Goods Administration's proposed transition from paper to "electronic common technical document" (eCTD) format for prescription medicines was met with broad approval from stakeholders.
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ASHP AMS ramp-up call to pharmacists
Monday | Jan 7 2019AMERICAN Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement Dr Anna Legreid Dopp has called upon pharmacists to step up to leadership roles to manage antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in hospitals.
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MM2018 video
Monday | Jan 7 2019THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released a video wrap-up of its recent Medicines Management 2018 conference.
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No-deal Brexit plan
Monday | Jan 7 2019BRITAIN'S Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued updated guidance setting out proposed arrangements for regulation of medicines in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit.
