Headlines
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Cosmetic S4 advertising alert
Tuesday | May 16 2017PRESCRIPTION-ONLY products including cosmetic injections compounded by a pharmacy for an individual patient are still subject to the usual advertising regulations for Schedule 4 (S4) products, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has clarified.
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Pharmaxis $14m from BI
Tuesday | May 16 2017SYDNEY-BASED research pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis has announced that Boehringer Ingelheim (BI)is injecting more funds into the development of Pharmaxis drug development asset PXS-4728A.
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Global speakers connect
Monday | May 15 2017THE preview program for this year's Pharmacy Connect conference has been released, with a global line-up of international pharmacy speakers set to present.
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Creso ramps up cannabis
Friday | May 12 2017ASX-LISTED pharmaceutical cannabis company Creso Pharma has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Australian medicinal cannabis producer LeafCann Group to accelerate the development and commercialisation of locally manufactured medicinal cannabis.
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Qld Guild-Government vax pact
Friday | May 12 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch has announced it has secured agreements with five state government departments to enable departmental staff to receive the 2017 flu vaccination from Guild member pharmacies.
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Practitioner-only products
Thursday | May 11 2017EAGLE Natural Health has launched a new consumer campaign urging Australians to seek advice from trained health professionals before taking supplements.
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SHPA specialty changes
Thursday | May 11 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists has announced the launch of a new Specialty Practice Framework which will replace its long-standing Committees of Specialty Practice (COSPs).
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Pharmacy set for growth
Wednesday | May 10 2017PHARMACEUTICAL retailing revenue in Australia is forecast to grow by 3.9% over the next five years, to reach $16.4 billion in 2020-21, according to a new pharmacy Industry Overview Report published by Bankwest as part of its Business Insights series.
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Budget pharmacy agreement
Wednesday | May 10 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has reached agreement with the Federal Government, accepting the $600 million already allocated in the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) which will continue and expand existing community pharmacy programs, as well as a further $225 million over three years to the community pharmacy sector and wholesalers as a result of lower script volumes (PD breaking news last night).
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Drug name confusion study
Tuesday | May 9 2017A SIGNIFICANT association between drug name confusion error rates observed in the real world and those seen in laboratory-based tests of memory and perception has been observed in a US study involving two large pharmacy chains.