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GSK joins Click & Collect
Monday | Jan 15 2018GLAXOSMITHKLINE'S GSK Consumer Healthcare has confirmed its participation in the Pharmacy Guild's 'Click and Collect' program, as part of an overarching strategy to deliver a digital transformation program for community pharmacy in Australia.
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Res-care meds simplified
Friday | Jan 12 2018WEBSTERCARE has announced changes to its RxMedChart process, claiming the new system can "reduce time spent on administration by doctors in NSW aged care facilities by 60%".
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Medlab cannabis all-clear
Thursday | Jan 11 2018ASX-LISTED Medlab Clinical has received its license from the Victorian Government to sell or supply Schedule 8 or Schedule 9 Drugs in the form of cannabis and its derivatives, namely NanaBis (CBD:THC) and NanaBidial (CBD).
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NSW poppy crop set to bloom
Wednesday | Jan 10 2018NSW Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair has announced the successful harvest of the state's first alkaloid poppy crops, with production expected to more than double this year.
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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.