News
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Terry White tops Oct satisfaction stakes
Friday | Nov 24 2017THE Terry White brand has come out on top in the Oct monthly Consumer Satisfaction Awards compiled by Roy Morgan Research.
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Semenax warning
Friday | Nov 24 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has found that a product labelled Semenax capsules contains the undeclared prescription-only substance Yohimbine - a drug mainly used in veterinary medicine to reverse the sedating effect of xylazine.
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Assisted dying passes
Friday | Nov 24 2017VICTORIA'S parliament has approved new assisted-dying laws which will make it the only state where voluntary euthanasia is legal.
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NPS osteoarthritis tips
Friday | Nov 24 2017NPS MedicineWise, in an effort to reduce a purely medicines focus on management of osteoarthritis along with associated expensive imaging tests, is offering patients non-pharmacological solutions.
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Cannabis medicines in SAS
Friday | Nov 24 2017Australian medicinal cannabis companies have been given notification from the Therapeutic Goods Administration that approved cannabis products will become available for doctors to prescribe on the Special Access Scheme (SAS) from late Feb 2018.
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Amgen details direct move
Friday | Nov 24 2017AMGEN says changes to the distribution model for its osteoporosis medication Prolia (PD yesterday) will include a range of commercial deals for all community pharmacies.
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Dispensary Corner 23 Nov 17
Thursday | Nov 23 2017THOSE inventive people at KFC have done it again.
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CW supply contract
Thursday | Nov 23 2017CHEMIST Warehouse has issued a formal tender for its huge supply contract, according to the Financial Review, after the pharmacy retail giant recently settled a court case with its current major supplier, Sigma Healthcare (PD 17 Oct).
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PBS mandatories
Thursday | Nov 23 2017INCLUDING a pharmacy's Chemotherapy Compounder ID will be mandatory within PBS claims from 01 Dec 2017, according to a Health Department update.
