News
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Ramsay not backing off
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018RAMSAY Health Care says it is committed to progressing the development of its pharmacy franchise network, despite concerted opposition from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Pharmako snags two awards
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018AUSTRALIAN company Pharmako Biotechnologies won two categories in the NutraIngredient Awards, which were held in Singapore last week in conjunction with Vitafoods Asia.
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Atropine alert
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised health professionals to exercise "extreme caution" if considering off-label prescribing of atropine eye drops to treat hypersalivation.
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APC portal down
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has advised that its Candidate Portal will be down for maintenance from 3pm AEST today until 10am tomorrow.
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Benzocaine consult
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking comments on a proposal to add the additional advisory statement Do not give to children under two years of age for non-prescription medicines containing benzocaine for topical oral use.
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PBS streamlining
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018THE Health Department is collaborating with Medicines Australia to host information forums in Sydney and Melbourne about the work done to date to streamline the listing processes for PBS medicines.
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Pharma tax “scam”
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018FOUR pharmaceutical giants are being accused of avoiding $215m a year in Australian tax, according to an Oxfam report.
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Tassie vax clinics
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018THE Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services has announced a series of public meningococcal vaccination clinics in Launceston, Devonport and Burnie, providing free meningococcal ACWY vaccine to people aged between six weeks and 21 years.
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MHR opt-out just 3%
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018ABOUT 900,000 people have opted out of the My Health Record system so far, according to Australian Digital Health Agency ceo Tim Kelsey.
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Bell rings support
Wednesday | Sep 19 2018FORMER president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association John Bell (pictured) lent his support to sentiments expressed in a microbial resistance seminar at the International Pharmaceutical Federation's (FIP) 2018 Congress in Glasgow this month (PD yesterday).
