Headlines
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Last ditch OTC codeine cry
Wednesday | Jan 10 2018AN ELEVENTH-HOUR plea from the Extended Hours Pharmacies Association (EHPA) has urged NSW parliamentarians to support a change to allow low-dosage codeine to continue to be available over-the-counter after 01 Feb 2018.
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MedsASSIST to shut down
Tuesday | Jan 9 2018THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that its MedsASSIST real time recording system, developed to help reduce the misuse of over-the-counter combination analgesic medicines containing codeine, will be discontinued after 31 Jan 2018.
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Pharmacy diabetes trial details
Monday | Jan 8 2018THE first article describing the protocol for Australia's Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial was published in BMJ Open late last month, detailing the "pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial to compare three screening methods for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in Australian community pharmacy".
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Hunt opens cannabis export
Friday | Jan 5 2018AUSTRALIA has the potential to be a forerunner in the global medicinal cannabis sector, with Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt yesterday confirming new regulations to allow the export of medical marijuana.
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“See the pharmacist first”
Thursday | Jan 4 2018THE UK Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is encouraging patients to visit their pharmacist before booking an appointment with their GP, in a bid to relieve pressure on doctors.
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TGA codeine stock guidance
Wednesday | Jan 3 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration yesterday issued new guidance on the phase-out of OTC codeine products once they become prescription-only on 01 Feb, including clarification that reclassified items can continue to be sold as long as they are stored in pharmacy dispensaries.
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Medicinal cannabis guidance
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018EVIDENCE-BASED guidance documents on the use of medicinal cannabis have been released to Australian consumers and health professionals by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) following extensive research and consultation.
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Sigma targets AZ direct
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018PHARMACIES affiliated with Sigma Healthcare are being encouraged to take commercial action in response to AstraZeneca's (AZ) move to direct distribution of some of its products (PD 31 Oct 17), with Amcal and Guardian members informed of changes to discounts and generous incentives to convert sales from AZ molecules to their generic equivalents.
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CPS flags standardisation
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Council of Pharmacy Schools Australia and New Zealand (CPS) has announced it will introduce a set of "standard priorities" to be implemented by all pharmacy schools over a five-year period, in order to ensure globally competitive performance in pharmacy education.
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RACGP stirs WA location rules
Friday | Dec 22 2017THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has called for increased competition and patient choice, in its submission to the Western Australian Government Review of Community Pharmacy Ownership.