News
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Sub co-payment data
Friday | Dec 15 2017THE collection of under co-payment prescription data for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) commenced on 01 Apr 2012, and in the period 01 Jul 2016 to 30 Jun 2017, approximately 85 million under co-payment prescriptions were supplied.
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SHPA residency expands
Friday | Dec 15 2017MORE Australian hospitals have decided to seek accreditation to host Foundation Residents through the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Residency Program in 2018, growing the program by seven sites in the new year.
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Litigation drives investigation
Friday | Dec 15 2017FEAR of litigation and the need to manage patient expectations are the top two reasons why some health professionals are requesting unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures, according to new research from Choosing Wisely Australia.
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Dispensary Corner 14 Dec 17
Thursday | Dec 14 2017"MAN flu" may be a real disease - with doctors and medicines and everything, according to a Canadian study published this month in the BMJ.
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FDA alert on alt drugs
Thursday | Dec 14 2017PROMOTED as alternatives to other illicit drugs, Legal Lean Syrup, a drink, and Coco Loko, a "snortable" chocolate powder, have been identified as problematic for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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5.4m MHR registrants
Thursday | Dec 14 2017MY HEALTH Record (MHR) statistics as at 10 Dec 2017, released yesterday, show that of the 5.404 million registrants, 54% are female and the largest demographic to have registered is aged under 19.
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Vale Jack Thomas
Thursday | Dec 14 2017THE outstanding achievements and long-term service to the pharmacy profession of Dr Jack Thomas OAM have been applauded by Australia's pharmacist community, the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) said yesterday.
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Risk management
Thursday | Dec 14 2017SPONSORS of prescription medicines and biologicals making applications to enter or vary ARTG entries are alerted by the TGA that they need to develop a risk management plan document and communicate it - tga.gov.au.
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McNamee CSL chair
Thursday | Dec 14 2017ASX-LISTED CSL has announced that after 23 years as the company's ceo, before retiring in 2013, Dr Brian McNamee has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and will assume the position of chairman-elect.
