Headlines
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TGA enforcement deficit
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has marked itself down on its key performance indicator (KPI) scorecard for the period 2015-16 in relation to compliance and enforcement matters, but states that it performed to expectations on most other parameters.
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Ley launches diabetes trial
Monday | Nov 14 2016HEALTH minister Sussan Ley has formally launched the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial (PD 19 Oct), at an event on Sat at Amcal Chempro Pharmacy in Ashmore on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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Alibaba record for CWH
Monday | Nov 14 2016CHEMIST Warehouse was the biggest-selling overseas merchant on China's Alibaba TMall on Fri, during the portal's annual 'Singles Day' sales extravaganza.
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Enterprise bargaining test
Friday | Nov 11 2016PROFESSIONALS Australia, the union group advocating for professionals in fields such as engineering, science, IT, pharmacy, management and others, has challenged the enterprise bargaining system in Australia.
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Embrace innovation – PSA
Friday | Nov 11 2016THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) national president Joe Demarte has issued a warning to his colleagues to embrace new opportunities for the profession or risk missing openings for professional growth, in an "evidence-based" document facing issues around integration of pharmacists into GP practices.
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Advertising regs consult
Thursday | Nov 10 2016The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has posted an invitation to interested parties to comment on the.
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Purple Pen Podcast – SHPA
Thursday | Nov 10 2016A NEW podcast, supported by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists (SHPA), Austin Health and Alfred Health,.
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Harvey figures wrong – CMA
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016COMPLEMENTARY Medicines Australia (CMA) says TGA Complaints Resolution Panel statistics quoted by Ken Harvey (PD yesterday) are "wildly out of date and do not reflect the current situation".
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Pharmacy confidence weak
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016COMMUNITY pharmacy remains uncertain about its future, with the results of the annual UTS Community Pharmacy Barometer indicating a lack of confidence as the health sector evolves.
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NZ drug tender now under way
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016NEW Zealand's Pharmaceutical Management Agency PHARMAC has opened its annual medicines tender inviting suppliers to bid on over 500 products by 15 Dec 2016.