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Events Calendar 13 Apr 18
Friday | Apr 13 201828-29 Apr: Victorian Pharmacy Conference 2018; Parkville, Victoria; find out more here: www.psa.org.au, 3-6 May: APP.
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COAG cannabis proposal
Friday | Apr 13 2018FEDERAL Health Minister Greg Hunt will today propose to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) new procedures that would facilitate patient access to medicinal cannabis across the country within 48 hours, assuming national responsibility for the approval process in lieu of state control.
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PBS chemo ID mandatory
Friday | Apr 13 2018THE Health Department has reminded pharmacies that the inclusion of the Compounder ID field within a claim for PBS items under the Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy program became mandatory from 01 Dec 2017.
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Cannabis Expo Sydney
Friday | Apr 13 2018AUSTRALIA'S largest cannabis event, the Hemp Health & Innovation (HHI) Expo & Symposium is heading back to Sydney 12 - 13 May.
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Alexion to buy Wilson
Friday | Apr 13 2018RARE diseases specialist pharmaceutical company Alexion has announced it has made a public cash offer to the shareholders of Wilson Therapeutics, a research company with a copper toxicity disease focus, to acquire all outstanding shares in the company.
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New meningitis B vax
Friday | Apr 13 2018PFIZER Pharmaceuticals has announced its new meningococcal Group B vaccine, Trumenba, is now available via private prescription through healthcare providers and pharmacies.
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Prepare students more for prescribing
Friday | Apr 13 2018RESEARCH due to be presented at the Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice (HSRPP) Conference in Britain this week will highlight that pharmacy students need better training around prescribing standards, reports the UK's Pharmaceutical Journal.
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US Express innovation
Friday | Apr 13 2018AMERICAN pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts has announced a new 12-month trial of a "performance-based pharmacy network".
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Somatuline pharmacy listing – HSDP
Friday | Apr 13 2018IPSEN has announced that its acromegaly and carcinoid syndrome treatment Somatuline (lanreotide) has been given an extended PBS listing to include community access under the Section 100 Highly Specialised Drugs Program (HSDP).
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MATES on falls
Friday | Apr 13 2018THE Veterans' Medicines Advice and Therapeutic Education Services (Veterans' MATES) project has released a new educational module on preventing falls, saying that medicines are the "hidden contributor to fall and hip fractures" - veteransmates.net.au.
