News
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New pain module
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016CHRONIC pain is Australia's third most costly health condition after cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal conditions, which are also associated with chronic pain, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has said, announcing the release of a new CPD module .
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Harvey slams ‘light touch’
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016HEALTH activist Ken Harvey has once again highlighted the "craziness and consequences of the current 'light touch' regulation of complementary medicines in Australia".
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Meds name change kits
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016WITH changes of medicine names to align with international spellings now impacting on a number of locally dispensed products, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released educational posters and leaflets to help healthcare professionals communicate with their patients.
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Dispensary Corner 28 Nov 16
Monday | Nov 28 2016Medical testing can now be conducted on the run – literally.
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Weekly Comment 28 Nov 16: As a DAA service increases how to move to automation and why
Monday | Nov 28 2016This week’s contributor is Jonathan Mayes, national professional services manager at Amneal Pharmaceuticals.
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GSK named API supplier of the year
Monday | Nov 28 2016API held its Supplier Excellence Awards in Melbourne last Fri, with GSK taking out the Supplier of the Year category.
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BioCeuticals ceo gong
Monday | Nov 28 2016NATHAN Cheong (pictured), md of Australia's nutritional and therapeutic supplements company, BioCeuticals, has won Managing Director of the Year 2016 in The CEO Magazine Executive Awards.
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Water bead dangers
Monday | Nov 28 2016MARKETED as toys and learning aids for autistic children, water beads which have the capacity to swell to up to 400 times their original size (pictured), are the subject of a parental warning in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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TGA Kamini warning
Monday | Nov 28 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a formal warning about Multani Kamini Vidrawan Ras tablets and Ayurvedant Kamini Vidravan Ras tablets, saying they pose a serious risk to health containing substances that are only available by prescription in Australia.
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Sydney pharmacy international profile
Monday | Nov 28 2016SYDNEY University's Faculty of Pharmacy was one of six schools across the globe to be profiled this month at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) meeting in Denver, USA.