News
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SHPA Vic policy push
Thursday | Nov 8 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has identified a number of key policy priorities in the lead-up to the Vic state election on 24 Nov.
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AHPRA ad audit
Thursday | Nov 8 2018THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has confirmed that early next year it will undertake a pilot audit to check health practitioner compliance with advertising requirements.
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Qld work skills
Thursday | Nov 8 2018ENROLMENTS are now open for training courses run by the Queensland Branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, which is providing a six week program for people interested in pursuing a career in community pharmacy.
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SA pharmacist reprimand
Wednesday | Nov 7 2018AN Adelaide pharmacist has been formally sanctioned for inappropriate dispensing of S8 drugs, with his actions permitting the diversion of oxycodone within the pharmacy.
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Support for myDNA
Wednesday | Nov 7 2018VICTORIAN Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy Philip Dalidakis visited the offices of myDNA in Melbourne last week to open the company's newly expanded laboratory.
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CMA welcomes new China policy
Wednesday | Nov 7 2018CONFIRMATION that Chinese authorities will continue to open up the local market for a shared future has been welcomed by Complementary Medicines Australia CEO Carl Gibson.
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Maxigesic Korea deal
Wednesday | Nov 7 2018AFT Pharmaceuticals has kicked off a commercialisation program for its patented Maxigesic IV (intravenous) formulation, signing a licensing agreement with South Korean firm Kyongbo Pharmaceutical Co Limited.
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Alzheimer’s challenge
Wednesday | Nov 7 2018A wealthy US businessman has given US$5 million to the University of Texas at San Antonio College of Sciences, to establish the new Oskar Fischer Project - an initiative that will "engage the world's brightest minds in a comprehensive literature review, with the goal of synthesising that information into one simple explanation for the cause of Alzheimer's disease".