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Lost scripts to be reported
Thursday | Oct 5 2017PHARMACISTS and other health professionals in NSW are being invited to report the loss, theft or forgery of prescriptions via a new online notification form on the Pharmacy Council of NSW website.
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FIP urges better meds info
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) says more attention needs to be paid to improving the quality of medicines information resources across the globe.
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TWC knows your heartbeat
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC)partnered with the Heart Foundation on World Heart Day last Fri 29 Sep to launch a campaign aimed at encouraging Australians to get to 'know their hearts'.
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Recall procedure update
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017REPLACING the Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods (2004), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released an update of the document, following public consultation.
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Nutraceuticals take up slack
Tuesday | Oct 3 2017AUSTRALIAN food producers are being encouraged to seize an unrealised opportunity to transform part of the nation's $50 billion annual food waste bill into profitable ingredients for the burgeoning local nutraceutical and food ingredients industry.
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Pharmacy Alliance growth plan
Tuesday | Oct 3 2017PHARMACY Alliance members converged at the annual Members' Forum at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast last week to 'shape their future".
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NPS partners with NCIRS
Tuesday | Oct 3 2017NPS MedicineWise has announced a partnership with the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) to deliver a landmark, nationally coordinated immunisation support program for Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia, including pharmacies.
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NZ Pharmacy Guild joins PHA
Friday | Sep 29 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand has announced it has become a full member of the Primary Health Alliance, signalling the intent of both organisations to "work collaboratively to further benefit the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders".
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Risk-based CM assessments
Friday | Sep 29 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking feedback on a number of proposed reforms that it says will "deliver a more flexible, predictable, efficient and transparent regulatory framework for complementary medicines (CMs)".
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A remarkable omission
Friday | Sep 29 2017IN AN enthusiastic statement of support for the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA's)upscheduling of products containing codeine from S3 to S4, the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) has made what Pharmacy Guild national president George Tambassis has called, a "remarkable omission".