Headlines
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SHPA Residency release
Tuesday | Sep 6 2016The Society of Hospital Pharmacists has announced that from next week it will open applications for sites wanting to be accredited in the first phase of an SHPA Residency Program in 2017.
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Chemmart catalogue coup
Tuesday | Sep 6 2016Chemmart is celebrating after taking out the Health and Wellbeing category at the Catalogue Awards last week.
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Pharmacists key, urges RPS
Tuesday | Sep 6 2016Britain's Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has reaffirmed the importance of pharmacist care for patients, with president Martin Astbury telling attendees at the RPS annual conference last weekend that "a pharmacy without a pharmacist is a shop".
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90 Review consultations
Tuesday | Sep 6 2016The panel conducting the government's Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has held more than 90 site visits and consultations across the country over the last five weeks.
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FDA tightens opioid labels
Monday | Sep 5 2016Following a review of the evidence, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is requiring class-wide changes to drug labelling, including patient information, to help inform health care providers and patients of the serious risks associated with the combined use of certain opioid medications and benzodiazepines.
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Another PATY winner
Monday | Sep 5 2016Esperance pharmacy assistant Bryan Hann from Castletown Chemist will represent Western Australia at the upcoming national finals of the 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award.
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Oct reforms impact 2000
Monday | Sep 5 2016Over 2,000 brands of medicines will have their prices cut from 01 Oct, in what health minister Sussan Ley is describing as a "win-win for consumers and taxpayers".
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Corum licks its wounds
Friday | Sep 2 2016Listed pharmacy software supplier Corum Group has reported a 13% decline in sales for 2015/16, with "poor trading results reflecting past delay in addressing strategic imperatives," according to ceo Peter Wilton.
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MedAdvisor buys its rival
Friday | Sep 2 2016Listed medication adherence technology firm MedAdvisor this week announced the $5.5 million acquisition of Healthnotes, with the deal said to "bring together the two leaders in medication adherence management".
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Blackmores expands SEA
Thursday | Sep 1 2016Blackmores is set to spread its reach into Indonesia, with the launch of a new joint venture with Kalbe Farma, one of the largest health care companies in South East Asia.