Headlines
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Findapharmacy ramp up
Thursday | Jun 14 2018AS PART of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's Ask Your Pharmacist campaign, the findapharmacy.com.au website has announced in Forefront that the site has been augmented to be not only a location tool, but also a source of quality content on pharmacy services and other resources for consumers.
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Warning on review edits
Thursday | Jun 14 2018SELECTIVELY editing reviews or testimonials has the potential to put companies on the wrong side the law, according to a new guidance for advertisers of regulated health services issued by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
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6CPA payments backlog
Thursday | Jun 14 2018THE Department of Health has announced that the backlog of claims on the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) Registration and Claiming Portal is being addressed and has summarised their status, identifying the payment timings.
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Govt confirms CSO review
Wednesday | Jun 13 2018THE Health Department has launched a formal consultation on the Community Service Obligation Funding Pool Obligations, seeking feedback from the industry on a range of issues including direct supply of some drugs as well as new payment arrangements for high cost medicines.
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Jelly Bean Ball bounces
Wednesday | Jun 13 2018THIS year's DANII Foundation Jelly Bean Ball raised more than $300,000 to support people with type 1 diabetes, in an amazing show of support for the organisation which last year secured $54 million in government funding for Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) for T1D patients aged under 21.
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2025 plan at Pharmacy Connect
Wednesday | Jun 13 2018KEY outcomes of the Pharmacy Guild's "Community Pharmacy 2025" (CP2025) project will be presented during the upcoming Pharmacy Connect conference taking place in Sydney this Sep.
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ACCC probes Arrow, Apotex
Tuesday | Jun 12 2018THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a review of the merger between Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex (PD 09 May).
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CMA Shanghai mission
Tuesday | Jun 12 2018COMPLEMENTARY Medicines Australia (CMA) will be hosting the inaugural Australian Pavilion at the Healthplex Expo in Shanghai this week, showcasing several well-known Australian complementary medicines brands and involving over 110 delegates.
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S4, S8 entries for cannabis
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE TGA has released details of revised Poisons Standard entries for medicinal cannabis, with a proposed implementation date of 01 Oct this year.
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Monash, Eagle Health project
Friday | Jun 8 2018ASX-LISTED natural medicines company Eagle Health has entered into a research and development collaboration with the Monash University Food Innovation Centre in Melbourne.
