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TGA to handle complaints
Monday | Jul 10 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will assume responsibility for all complaints about therapeutic goods advertisements in Australia from 01 Jul 2018, with the move seeing the demise of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Complaints Resolution Panel (TGACRP).
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CGM diabetes push
Friday | Jul 7 2017TYPE 1 diabetes lobby group The Danii Foundation has urged the sector to "make your voice heard" by making submissions to a Health Department probe regarding the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring product, to consider its suitability for subsidisation under the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS).
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FIP on fake products
Friday | Jul 7 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) will host a session on Subsidised and Falsified (SF) Medical Products as part of its upcoming World Congress which will take place in Seoul, Korea from 10-14 Sep this year.
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Sandwich won’t sway
Friday | Jul 7 2017WHEN health professionals are provided with an "educational event", it has become legitimate practice for sponsoring companies to also provide refreshments, but within a very regulated framework, Medicines Australia has explained.
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Pharmacy vax success
Friday | Jul 7 2017COMMUNITY pharmacists in England administered 950,765 flu vaccinations to patients under the national NHS Flu Vaccination Service in 2016--2017, according to official figures in the Advanced Service Flu Report, published by the NHS Business Services Authority.
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NZ holds off on codeine decision
Friday | Jul 7 2017THE Medicines Classification Committee of NZ's Medsafe has stopped short of rescheduling OTC medications containing codeine, with the minutes of its latest meeting detailing questions which would be required to be answered "to allow codeine to continue to be available without prescription".
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Guild corporate vax plan win
Friday | Jul 7 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Queensland Branch has announced the success of the 2017 Guild Corporate Vaccination Program, supporting member pharmacies to administer influenza vaccinations to employees from five State Government departments (PD 12 May).
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ASMI supports OTC PPIs
Friday | Jul 7 2017THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has stated that consumers can have confidence in the safety profile and effectiveness of over-the counter (OTC) Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) when they are used as recommended.
