Headlines
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WA pharmacy $42k refund
Thursday | Jul 6 2017THE landlord of a pharmacy in Mandurah, Western Australia, has been ordered to repay more than $42,000 in "management fees" which the State Administrative Tribunal had found it was unlawfully charging the pharmacy.
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Guild concern over Review
Thursday | Jul 6 2017THE Pharmacy Guild says it remains "very concerned" about the true intentions of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation for the future of community pharmacy, warning that if options for dispensing fee changes are adopted "a large number of community pharmacies would be unable to continue operating as viable businesses".
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Walker elected to Qld Guild
Wednesday | Jul 5 2017PHARMACY of the Year 2017 owner Lucy Walker (pictured) from Goondiwindi has been elected to the Queensland branch committee of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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TWC inaugural Expo success
Tuesday | Jul 4 2017More than 350 people, including hundreds of pharmacy owners and pharmacy staff, came together for business development and networking at the inaugural TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) Suppliers and Strategic Partners Expo held recently at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
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SAS notification broadened
Tuesday | Jul 4 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has published an update about the Special Access Scheme (SAS), introducing Category C, a new accelerated notification pathway to drug access.
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New pharmacy-only VMS
Monday | Jul 3 2017GENERIC medicines pharmacy supplier Apotex has announced today the expansion of its activity into the high growth VMS (vitamins, minerals and supplements) category, with the launch of a new pharmacy-only range branded Oviit.
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CHF slams Guild ‘privilege’
Friday | Jun 30 2017THE Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) has published a scathing critique of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia as having a "favoured place in Australia", "shrouded in secrecy" and "delivering pharmacy owners political clout that reaches well beyond their customers".
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NPSA ticks CSO variation
Friday | Jun 30 2017THE National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) representing full-line pharmaceutical wholesalers, has welcomed changes to the Community Service Obligation (CSO) Deed announced yesterday (PD breaking news) and says it is looking forward to working closely with government over the coming months to further secure the long-term stability of the sector.
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Morning after pill to go OTC
Friday | Jun 30 2017EMERGENCY contraception pill ulipristal acetate (EllaOne 30mg by MS Health) was included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) on 06 Mar 15, but is now slated for an over the counter (OTC) schedule 3 listing effective 01 Feb 18, as a one of the final decisions by the Health Department delegate in line with recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS #20).
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TWC goes paperless for aged
Thursday | Jun 29 2017TERRYWHITE Chemmart has partnered with Procura Software to roll out MediMap, Australia's first paperless medication charting system for aged care.