News
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Aus Health scores 10th
Friday | Sep 23 2016WITH challenges around suicide, alcohol consumption and overweight children, Australia has come in at position 10 in a global study tracking progress on health from the international Global Burden of Disease (GBD) collaboration.
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Care joins ASMI
Friday | Sep 23 2016THE Australian Self-Medication Industry has announced that Care Pharmaceuticals is its newest member, with Care gm Jonathan Biddle saying the move "provides a connection to other manufacturers and sponsors for our organisation, as well as mechanisms for the training of our team in relevant industry knowledge".
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Scheduling consult
Friday | Sep 23 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking comments from interested stakeholders on proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard referred by the delegate for scheduling advice to the Advisory Committee on Chemicals and Medicines Scheduling.
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iNova on the market
Friday | Sep 23 2016US PHARMACEUTICAL giant Valeant has appointed investment bankers to sell iNova Pharmaceuticals, which Valeant bought for around $700m in 2011.
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J&J Innovation Award
Friday | Sep 23 2016JOHNSON and Johnson (J&J) and AusBiotech has opened the Innovation 2016 Industry Excellence Awards for nominations.
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Review submissions closing at midnight
Friday | Sep 23 2016THE chair of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review Panel, Professor Stephen King, is urging people to send in their submissions to the Panel before midnight tonight AEST.
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AMA open to new models of funding
Friday | Sep 23 2016THE Australian Medical Association says pharmacists' expertise and training are "underutilised in a commercial pharmacy environment," with a submission to the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation saying it is "open to alternate models of funding that would encourage and reward a focus on professional, evidence-based interactions with patients".
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PSNZ taps potential
Friday | Sep 23 2016THE Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) has announced it will appoint a young pharmacist to its National Executive board for a trial period in an attempt to identify and encourage young leaders.
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Robbers scoot away
Friday | Sep 23 2016BRITISH police are searching for some pharmacy thieves who made their getaway using a stolen mobility scooter (pictured).
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PSA to deliver vax program
Friday | Sep 23 2016LA TROBE University in Bendigo will be the first university in Victoria to train pharmacy students in the business of immunisation through a new partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).