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New Teva program goes live
Monday | Sep 24 2018COMMUNITY pharmacies are being invited to participate in a new Teva Wake Patient Program conducted in partnership with PharmaPrograms, providing opportunities for additional professional services income.
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Consumers pro Amazon Rx
Monday | Sep 24 2018MORE than 70% of Amazon customers in the United States would be willing to purchase prescription drugs through the online retailer, according to the results of a new survey carried out by German investment bank Deutsche Bank.
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Hunt flags Guild anniversary
Monday | Sep 24 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has helped mark the 90th anniversary of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, by giving the organisation the Australian flag which was displayed in the House of Representatives on 20 Aug 2018 - exactly 90 years since the first ever meeting of the Guild's National Council in 1928.
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ACCC OKs Arrow-Apotex
Friday | Sep 21 2018THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the green light to the proposed merger of Arrow and Apotex (PD 10 May 2018), finding that the transaction "will not substantially lessen competition in any market".
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Location rules tweaked
Friday | Sep 21 2018NEGOTIATIONS between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Health Department have seen the release of amendments to the Pharmacy Location Rules (PD breaking news), with Health Minister Greg Hunt signing an Amending Determination this week to enact the new arrangements.
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Guild plots pharmacy future
Thursday | Sep 20 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia is set to release a new "Framework for Change" in the coming weeks, based on the findings of its landmark Community Pharmacy 2025 (CP2025) strategic planning project.
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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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Aged care pharmacist push
Tuesday | Sep 18 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed last weekend's government announcement of a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, saying it provides an opportunity to consider embedding pharmacists in aged care to improve medication use.
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Blackmores pharmacy education gong
Tuesday | Sep 18 2018BLACKMORES Institute has been awarded the inaugural NutraIngredients-Asia Nutrition Research Program of the Year award, for its innovative CMEd (Complementary Medicines Education) Program.