Headlines
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New NPS ceo appointed
Friday | Sep 14 2018NPS MedicineWise has announced the appointment of Steve Morris (pictured) as its new chief executive officer.
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Qld council “no benefit”
Thursday | Sep 13 2018ESTABLISHING a Pharmacy Council in Queensland to enforce ownership restrictions and regulate pharmacy premises would cost up to $11 million over a 10 year period and would not provide any net benefit to the Qld community.
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NPSA urges more action
Thursday | Sep 13 2018THE National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) has warned that despite improvements in legislation designed to manage medicine shortages (PD 12 Sep), patients continue to be placed at risk because of "loopholes in the supply chain" for pharmaceuticals.
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Opioid pack size review
Thursday | Sep 13 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has commenced a review of opioids commonly used to treat acute pain in the home setting, to consider whether registered pack sizes align with the requirements for their intended short-term use.
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Drug shortages law passed
Wednesday | Sep 12 2018A NEW mandatory reporting scheme for medicines shortages has now become legislation, forcing pharmaceutical companies to report shortages of important medicines within two working days.
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Twomey team testimony
Wednesday | Sep 12 2018QUEENSLAND Pharmacy Guild branch president Trent Twomey and his pharmacist proprietor wife Georgina have both spoken this week before the Qld Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into the establishment of a Pharmacy Council and transfer of pharmacy ownership.
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Medlab cannabis export approval
Wednesday | Sep 12 2018LISTED Australian medical life sciences company, Medlab Clinical Ltd has announced it has received a Licence to Export Cannabis from the Office of Drug Control in Canberra, specifically relating to its first two cannabis-based medicines, NanaBis and NanaBidial.
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ACCC fishy capsule fight
Tuesday | Sep 11 2018THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is defending itself against Nature's Care in the Federal Court over its stringent "country of origin" ruling.
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MedAdvisor helps studies
Tuesday | Sep 11 2018LISTED digital medication management company MedAdvisor has announced an extension of its business to include supporting clinical trial recruitment, based on the company's level of patient connectivity.
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UTS business plan winners
Monday | Sep 10 2018THE TASASSIST team from University of Technology Sydney have taken out the Pharmacy Guild's 2018 National Student Business Plan competition.