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Pharmacist biosimilar role
Tuesday | Apr 4 2017PHARMACISTS in Australia have this week for the first time the opportunity to exercise the option of substituting an 'a' flagged biosimilar in consultation with the patient but without necessarily referencing the prescriber.
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CGM to be funded for young diabetics
Monday | Apr 3 2017A national roadshow highlighting opportunities for young people with type 1 diabetes to access continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology will be undertaken in the coming weeks by the Danii Foundation.
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Blackmores NICM $10m boost
Monday | Apr 3 2017WESTERN Sydney University's National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) has welcomed two philanthropic gifts totalling $10 million, the largest in the university's history.
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S3 advertising consultation
Monday | Apr 3 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has opened a formal consultation on advertising of pharmacist-only (S3) medicines.
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Setting pregnancy record straight
Friday | Mar 31 2017APPROXIMATELY $18 million worth of pregnancy tests are sold through pharmacies each year in Australia, and the recent Therapeutic Goods Administration probe into the sector (PD Tue) appears to have generated significant confusion, according to Geoff Lovell from Pharmabroker.
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Emergency meds supply
Friday | Mar 31 2017EX-TROPICAL cyclone Debbie is still impacting on the supply of PBS items and the Department of Health has announced interim measures to assist pharmacists facing the resulting challenges, especially around dispensing.
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MedsASSIST common sense
Friday | Mar 31 2017THE postponed shutdown of the Pharmacy Guild's MedsASSIST codeine decision support system for pharmacists (PD breaking news) is simple common sense that has been backed across the board.
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PSA nominations explosion
Thursday | Mar 30 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has received an "unprecedented number of nominations" for positions on its State and Territory Branch Committees, including from a record number of female and Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs).
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MedsASSIST closes today
Thursday | Mar 30 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the shutdown of its MedsASSIST real-time recording system, with the system to be discontinued effective tonight.
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NSW/ACT Intern PotY
Wednesday | Mar 29 2017HIGH-ACHIEVING intern pharmacist Seema Khiani (pictured 2nd from left) has been announced the winner of the PSA MIMS NSW/ACT Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).