Headlines
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Generic headaches grow
Wednesday | Mar 21 2018AS IF pharmaceutical brand originators didn't have enough to worry about with generic copies of their drugs, now it appears that the brand originator can get into trouble when a generic causes harm that had not been identified and warned about by the original research company.
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NZ pharmacy consultation
Tuesday | Mar 20 2018AUTHORITIES in New Zealand are seeking input from pharmacy owners, pharmacists and the public on opportunities for pharmacist services in local communities.
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PIES for pharmacy interns
Tuesday | Mar 20 2018THE Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) has launched a large scale survey of recent pharmacy interns and preceptors across Australia, known as the Pharmacy Internship Experience Survey (PIES).
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Zinbryta withdrawal
Monday | Mar 19 2018CONSUMERS and health professionals are advised that Biogen Australia, in consultation with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), will withdraw multiple sclerosis therapy Zinbryta (daclizumab) from the Australian market following a review of cases of serious inflammatory brain disorders in Europe (PD 05 Mar).
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Apr PBS price cuts flagged
Monday | Mar 19 2018THE Pharmacy Guild says there are a number of "significant price reductions" on the general, chemotherapy and S100 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme schedules for Apr 2018.
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MHR guidelines finalised
Friday | Mar 16 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has announced the completion of the PSA My Health Record Guidelines for Pharmacists, with the document to be formally launched in Canberra on 11 Apr.
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Qld pharmacist banned
Thursday | Mar 15 2018REGISTERED pharmacist Adam Christie has been reprimanded and disqualified from reapplying for registration for what constitutes professional misconduct, associated with drug stealing and possessing.
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Pharmacy Catalyst confers
Thursday | Mar 15 2018MORE than 100 people attended the Pharmacy Catalyst Retail & Buying Group annual Pharmacy Catalyst Conference held recently in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Pharmacy Alliance China access
Wednesday | Mar 14 2018MORE than 650 Pharmacy Alliance pharmacies across Australia now have access to the Chinese market, through a new agreement with Australian Health Products Central (AHPC).
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SHPA calls for S8 restrictions
Wednesday | Mar 14 2018THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)has urged the Therapeutic Goods Administration to reduce pack sizes for S8 opioids, in the light of research indicating discharged patients receiving a 14 day supply of sustained released opioids had a 25% chance of remaining on the painkillers one year later.