News
-
Larger S8 safes required
Monday | Oct 24 2016PHARMACIES in Victoria have been urged to consider the installation of larger drug safes, as a result of the introduction of new Schedule 8 poisons as well as the addition of new strengths of existing S8 products (PD 23 Sep 16).
-
EMA transparency impact
Monday | Oct 24 2016EFFECTIVE immediately, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced open access to clinical reports for new medicines for human use authorised in the European Union.
-
EBOS $18m for TWC stake
Monday | Oct 24 2016SHAREHOLDERS in Terry White Group Limited have approved the company's merger with Chemmart (PD 04 Aug) at an extraordinary general meeting held last Fri.
-
Events Calendar 21 Oct 16
Friday | Oct 21 201626-28 Oct: ACHSM/ACHS Joint 2016 Asia-Pacific Annual Congress; Sofitel Brisbane Central; details and to register: www.achsm.org.au.
-
Dispensary Corner 21 Oct 16
Friday | Oct 21 2016A 23-year-old US woman who arrived at hospital with a bad stomach ache, left with a baby.
-
PPA slams CWH
Friday | Oct 21 2016CHEMIST Warehouse (CWH)is "a chain that can afford to better recognise its employee pharmacists, create better working conditions and fairer pay," according to union group Professional Pharmacists Australia.
-
Udecane orphan drug
Friday | Oct 21 2016ORPHARMA'S dispersible tablet Udicane (carglumic acid) has been designated orphan drug status for treatment of hyperammonaemia under specific conditions.
-
New fish oil product
Friday | Oct 21 2016SOUTHERNATURE has launched a new range of Omega 3 products, highlighting claims they are the only Australian-made products with a five star rating according to International Fish Oil Standards.
-
PharmaData award
Friday | Oct 21 2016PHARMADATA has announced it is one of 39 Queensland companies (alongside Ego Pharmaceuticals) recognised across 12 categories for excellence in international trade at the Queensland Premier's Export Awards, with the national winners announced yesterday at a ceremony at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
-
TGA teething alert
Friday | Oct 21 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has acted on safety concerns about homeopathic teething products, after an alert was raised some weeks ago by the US FDA (PD 04 Oct).