Headlines
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New Zealand OTC codeine ban
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018NEW Zealand's Medsafe regulator is seeking advice on any barriers to implementation of a proposed reclassification of combination medicines containing codeine to prescription only (PD 23 Jan), with the change scheduled for implementation from 31 Jan 2020.
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UK pharmacy gender pay gap
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018A report from British pharmacy giant Lloydspharmacy has revealed that its female employees earn more than 30% less than males on average - but the "median" or mid-point pay gap is more like 3%.
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Dentist ban for drug abuse
Tuesday | Apr 10 2018A NSW dentist has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct and deregistered for a period of two years in a case brought by the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) before the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales.
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Pharmacists advancing
Monday | Apr 9 2018ADVANCING Practice has announced that Round 1 applications have now closed with Advisory Board chair, Associate Professor Ian Coombes, saying the number of applicants has "well and truly exceeded expectations".
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PSA18 to focus on future
Friday | Apr 6 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia this morning unveiled details of its upcoming PSA18 flagship conference, set to take place 27-29 Jun at Sydney's Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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Guild urges united vax front
Thursday | Apr 5 2018PHARMACY Guild executive director David Quilty has urged doctor's groups to present a united front with pharmacists to help boost influenza vaccination rates in the Australian community.
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Apotex practitioner CMs
Thursday | Apr 5 2018CANADIAN-OWNED pharmaceutical generics and complementary medicines company Apotex has announced the launch of its "Australian manufactured, evidence-based" Amplio range of practitioner-strength vitamins (pictured).
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CM compliance improves
Wednesday | Apr 4 2018AN INCREASE in complementary medicines (CM) regulatory activity by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has seen a significant drop in the proportion of CMs with verified compliance breaches over the last six months.
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SafeScript on track for Oct
Tuesday | Apr 3 2018VICTORIAN pharmacists are being urged to ensure their registration details with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency are up to date, in the lead-up to the planned Oct launch of the SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring service.
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New PSA CEO appointed
Thursday | Mar 29 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced the appointment of Graham Catt (pictured) as its new ceo, to take over from Lance Emerson who resigned late last year after three and a half years in the role (PD 10 Nov 17).