Headlines
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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.
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PSA slammed on homeopathy
Thursday | Jun 29 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has "not been strong enough on homeopathic products," according to an article published in The Conversation by the Queensland University of Technology's Professor of Pharmacy Greg Kyle and associate lecturer Katherine Brown.
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SHPA hosts Future Summit
Wednesday | Jun 28 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia yesterday opened registrations for its annual two-day incubator of ideas titled Future Summit 2017.
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Location rule fraud exposed
Wednesday | Jun 28 2017THE Federal Court of Australia has ordered that a company trust called Slopen Main belonging to pharmacist Ross Darnell must have its application to set up a pharmacy "set aside" with opposition from two pharmacies in Cove Hill Shopping Centre in Bridgewater near Hobart, namely Elizabeth Hope Priceline Pharmacy and Brighton Pharmacy.
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Digital ad spending climbs
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017PHARMACEUTICAL marketers in Australia are increasingly utilising online channels to promote their products, with new data collated by advertising analytics firm Standard Media Index indicating a shift in spending from content sites into social media and "programmatic" online advertising.