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81m scripts under co-pay
Thursday | Apr 6 2017THE Health Department has released the latest data on the collection of Under Co-payment Data, accounting for about 81 million prescriptions dispensed during 2015-16.
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AIR vaccination invitation
Thursday | Apr 6 2017PHARMACIES across Australia are now being formally invited to apply to become vaccination providers, with the Federal Department of Human Services advising that pharmacies must apply in advance to get access to the new national Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
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ASMI urges S3 advertising
Wednesday | Apr 5 2017THE Australian Self Medication Industry has hailed the TGA invitation for feedback on proposals to allow more widespread advertising of pharmacist only (S3) medicines (PD yesterday).
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EBOS acquires Floradix
Tuesday | Apr 4 2017EBOS offshoot Endeavour Consumer Health has announced the acquisition of Nature's Synergy Pty Ltd, with the move giving the company the Australian distribution rights to the range of vitamins and minerals made by German company Salus-Haus.
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PSA Gold Medal Awarded
Tuesday | Apr 4 2017UNIVERSITY of Canberra (UC) pharmacy graduate Dr Kathleen Otto has been honoured with a prestigious award sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
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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.