News
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Poliglusam guideline
Friday | Dec 16 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has released details of a new compositional guideline for Poliglusam derived from Aspergillus niger permitted for use in listed medicines - tga.gov.au.
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M.Pharm vax grads
Friday | Dec 16 2016RECENTLY registered intern pharmacists from the University of Sydney's Master of Pharmacy degree program this week completed the Pharmacy Guild's Pharmacist Administration of Influenza Vaccination course.
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MIMS Guild intern nominations closing
Friday | Dec 16 2016NOMINATIONS for the MIMS Guild Intern of the Year will close at 5pm AEDST on 11 Jan 2017.
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Good Price Pharmacy 15 years
Friday | Dec 16 2016GOOD Price Pharmacy Warehouse has celebrated its 15th anniversary with a move to a new National Support Office.
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Renewed call for RTM
Friday | Dec 16 2016REAL time monitoring (RTM) of drugs of dependence has been the subject of many talkfests, but very little action, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Guild hails PBS decline
Friday | Dec 16 2016THE Pharmacy Guild has seized on figures released by the Department of Health which forecast PBS spending of $11.2 billion in 2015-16 will decline by $800 million the following year, to $10.4 billion.
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Dispensary Corner 15 Dec 16
Thursday | Dec 15 2016SAY hello to the world's hottest grandpa.Deshun Wang (pictured at China Fashion Week) proves it's never too late to follow your dreams, debuting as a catwalk model at age 79.The now 80-year-old Chinese man, who still sports a ripped body, only started working out at age 50.
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Seasonique AusPAR
Thursday | Dec 15 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has added an Australian Public Assessment Report (AusPAR) for Teva Pharma's Seasonique (levonorgestrel/ethinyloestradiol) combination oral contraceptive.
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Payment changes
Thursday | Dec 15 2016EFFECTIVE 01 Jan 2017 the PBS co-payment will rise to $38.80 in line with the increase in the Consumer Price Index.