News
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MA advisory appts
Tuesday | Mar 7 2017MEDICINES Australia has announced appointments to its Advisory Council under the leadership of its recently appointed chair, Dr Anna Lavelle.
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Sigma launches in-store drug database
Tuesday | Mar 7 2017SIGMA Pharmaceuticals is claiming an Australian pharmacy first with the launch today of an in-store integrated medicine database.
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Arrow dispensary tool
Tuesday | Mar 7 2017ARROW Pharmaceuticals is offering all delegates to this week's APP2017 conference access to a new Dispensary Analysis Tool.
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More Grattan feedback
Tuesday | Mar 7 2017THE controversial Grattan Institute report claiming the government could be saving $500 million annually by changing the way it pays for medicines (PD yesterday) continues to attract strong industry responses.
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Weekly Comment 06 Mar 17: Pharmacy’s role in diabetes care
Monday | Mar 6 2017This week's contributor is Teresa Di Franco, Pharmacist and CDE, Perth Diabetes Care.
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Dispensary Corner 06 Mar 17
Monday | Mar 6 2017THE Australian health system is making headlines worldwide after doctors in Queensland saved the life of a poisoned Italian tourist by giving him large amouts of vodka.
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ACCC warns hearing aid sector
Monday | Mar 6 2017THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a report titled Issues around the sale of hearing aids to encourage industry to reconsider commissions, disclosure and sales practices in the context of the Australian Consumer Law.
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New orphan drugs
Monday | Mar 6 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has updated its list of designated orphan drugs, with the addition of Phenasen (arsenic trioxide) for the treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Laukaemia; and Raxone (idebenone) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Guild, Diabetes Australia sign MoU
Monday | Mar 6 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Diabetes Australia, to build a closer working relationship, share knowledge and expertise, and develop and deliver better information and services for people with diabetes.
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TGA CM reforms
Monday | Mar 6 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) presented a Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation (MMDR) to the ARCS (formerly the Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists) Webinar on 17 Feb.