News
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SlimBody danger
Friday | May 11 2018THE TGA has warned that a product labelled SlimBody Advanced capsules contains the undeclared substance sibutramine, which was withdrawn in Oct 2010 after a study showed an increased risk of major cardiac events.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | May 11 2018
11 May 18FOR those who have always felt receiving urgent medical treatment can be quite stressful, your prayers have just been answered by an ambulance service in La Crosse, Wisconisn.
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Apotex, Arrow to merge
Thursday | May 10 2018ARROW and Apotex have announced the merger of their local businesses and operations under a new entity, which they say will "become the leading player in the Australian generic pharmaceutical market by both volume and revenue" (PD breaking news).
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‘Permitted indications’ update
Thursday | May 10 2018THE TGA has provided a detailed response to its consultation on the newly implemented "list of permitted indications" (PD 08 Mar), detailing the reasoning behind the outcome which has seen more than 1,000 indications, including some using traditional Chinese or Ayurvedic terminology.
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APP2018 ‘insta’ winner
Thursday | May 10 2018CONGRATULATIONS to Carlie Streeter (pictured) from Horsham Amcal Pharmacy who won a Google Home device for her Pharmacy Daily Instagram snap taken at APP2018.
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Winter spotlight
Thursday | May 10 2018PHARMACY suppliers wanting to highlight their products for the upcoming cooler season still have the opportunity to take advantage of a special Winter Spotlight feature in Pharmacy Daily next Tues 15 May - for more detail email advertising@pharmacydaily.com.au.
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First cannabis crop
Thursday | May 10 2018AUSTRALIA'S first crop of medicinal cannabis for commercial use was harvested last week by Perth based private phytopharmaceutical company Little Green Pharma, with the next stage extracting a resin sample to send to a laboratory for testing.
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SHPA likes budget
Thursday | May 10 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)has hailed the strengthening of the Life Saving Drugs Program in the Federal Budget, with SHPA ceo Kristin Michaels noting that hospital pharmacists are responsible for about 22% of PBS expenditure.
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GP pharmacist funded
Thursday | May 10 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed the Budget announcement of a new Workforce Incentive Program to strengthen multidisciplinary primary care through supporting general practices to engage allied health professionals including non-dispensing pharmacists.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | May 10 2018
10 May 18MEN of Australia, be glad you are not a hairy-nosed wombat!.
