Headlines
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New competency standards
Thursday | Jun 1 2017AUSTRALIA'S peak pharmacy bodies have formally released a revised competency standards framework for pharmacists, which has been endorsed by all 11 member organisations of the Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC).
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First cannabis crop planting
Wednesday | May 31 2017MELBOURNE-BASED Cann Group has announced it will receive its first plant material and start cultivation of medicinal cannabis in the coming days after securing the necessary permits from the government's Office of Drug Control (ODC).
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TGA ticks Oz sunscreens
Tuesday | May 30 2017THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has laboratory tested 31 commonly used sunscreen products, including lotions, creams and aerosol sprays, sourced from pharmacies and supermarkets, and given the all-clear for every product evaluated.
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MedAdvisor iHealth deal
Tuesday | May 30 2017MEDADVISOR'S new agreement with US-based device manufacturer iHealth (PD breaking news yesterday) promises to "deliver a new revenue stream for MedAdvisor Network Pharmacies".
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UQ China antibiotic link
Monday | May 29 2017THE University of Queensland is sharing knowledge about antibiotic resistance with colleagues in China, last weekend taking part in the inaugural Queensland Guangdong Clinical Pharmacy and Education Symposium.
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SHPA, RPS to collaborate
Monday | May 29 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) this morning confirmed the signing of an "historic agreement" with the UK's Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), with the organisations to collaborate on training and development opportunities mapped to pharmacist career stages in the UK and Australia.
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Women prefer pharmacy
Friday | May 26 2017AUSTRALIAN women have gravitated to pharmacies for their cosmetic purchases, despite the proliferation of international chains setting up store across the country and online, according to new data from Roy Morgan Research released this week.
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Kiwi condom friction rises
Friday | May 26 2017THE New Zealand Pharmacy Guild has proposed a radical change to the way government-subsidised condoms and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) are distributed across the country, as a response to a government consultation about bulk delivery.
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Sod turned on new PSA home
Thursday | May 25 2017THE start of construction for a new, state-of-the-art building to be a modern pharmacy hub was officially launched in Canberra yesterday by Federal Assistant Health Minister Dr David Gillespie for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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AFT rides Maxigesic wave
Thursday | May 25 2017AFT Pharmaceuticals yesterday announced its financial results for the year ended 31 Mar 2017 with total income increasing 8% to $70.8m, although operating losses increased from $8.9m in 2015/16 to $14.8m this year.