News
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TWC health checks for AIA
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018A major new partnership between TerryWhite Chemmart and life insurer AIA Australia will see free health checks provided to thousands of Australians.
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Sigma $500m finance
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018SIGMA Healthcare Limited yesterday announced a new $500m "Receivables Purchase Agreement" with Westpac, saying the facility would provide the company with significant additional funding options to continue its investment program and pursue future growth opportunities.
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Pill consultation
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has opened a consultation on the proposed remaking of Therapeutic Goods Order No 78 - Standard for Tablets and Capsules, which includes the reintroduction of pills into the remade order.
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High-risk meds JPPR
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released its latest Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR), with the Dec edition tackling the "knowns and unknowns" of high-risk medicines.
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Dispensary Corner
Tuesday | Dec 18 2018
18 Dec 18A FACIAL mask promising to enrich skin with mineral water from a sacred Korean mountain might ordinarily have a place on pharmacy shelves, but in the case of a mask showing the image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stores have given a wide berth.
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API plots Sigma takeover
Monday | Dec 17 2018SIGMA Healthcare Limited has advised its shareholders that there is "no certainty" that the indicative merger proposal received from Australian Pharmaceutical Industries on Fri (PD breaking news) will result in a transaction.
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TGA takes action on Peptide Clinics
Monday | Dec 17 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has kicked off legal action against Peptide Clinics Australia, claiming the company advertised compounded prescription-only therapeutic goods to the general public.
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2019 Choosing Wisely
Monday | Dec 17 2018NPS MedicineWise has opened registration and abstract submissions for its 2019 Choosing Wisely National Meeting.
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Narcotic Act review
Monday | Dec 17 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has appointed Professor John McMillan to review and report on the operation of the Narcotics Drug Act 1967.
